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Sharing Cities 2020

A Case-Based Approach

  • Focuses on sharing cities in Asia through case studies
  • Provides insights into how Asian cities are innovating the field of sharing economy
  • Is a valuable reference to those working on the sharing economy

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The San Franciscan Origins

      • Neal Gorenflo
      Pages 3-5
    3. The Story of the Sharing Cities Alliance

      • Jesse Norton
      Pages 13-16
    4. The Transformation of Milan

      • Maria Tartari
      Pages 17-18
    5. Sharing Towns: Building Success with the Sharing Economy Outside Big Cities

      • Henric Barkman, Charlotte Wedberg, Kes McCormick
      Pages 19-21
    6. A Peek at Sharing in Australia

      • Benjamen Gussen
      Pages 23-24
    7. The Status of the Sharing Economy in Japan

      • Hideaki Ninomiya
      Pages 25-27
  3. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
    2. Beppu

      • Hideaki Ninomiya
      Pages 35-36
    3. Chiba

      • Hideaki Ninomiya
      Pages 37-38
    4. Dublin

      • Saoirse Sheridan, Elizabeth O’Shaughnessy, Tom Austin
      Pages 39-46
    5. Fort Lauderdale

      • Annette King
      Pages 47-48
    6. Gothenburg

      • Tove Lund, Olle Bergman, Kes McCormick
      Pages 49-52
    7. Hong Kong

      • Ronald Yick
      Pages 53-61
    8. Ilsan

      • Keaton Chang
      Pages 63-64
    9. Ishinomaki

      • Hideaki Ninomiya
      Pages 65-66

About this book

This book provides valuable insights into how cities are innovating in the field of the sharing economy through case studies. Each chapter explains how different cities have employed the sharing economy to solve their sui generis problems. The concept of Sharing Cities is getting considerable traction with grassroots groups and city governments around the world. Starting with the earliest Sharing City, Seoul, under the efforts of different Sharing Economy Associations and Organizations, more and more cities are being transformed. This book aims to highlight the positive changes that the sharing economy brings to cities and will be a valuable reference to those working in this emerging field. 



Editors and Affiliations

  • Sharing Economy Freelancer, Taipei, Taiwan

    Iris Wang

  • Sharing Economy Freelancer, Tokyo, Japan

    Hideaki Ninomiya

  • Constitutional Jurist Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

    Benjamen Gussen

About the editors

Iris Wang is a global freelancer who engages in Sharing Economy, She believes the sharing economy can solve the existing urban issues and better the society. She currently serves as the Overseas Partnership Coordinator at the Sharing Economy Association, Japan (SEAJ). She built the global network and assist SEAJ's global project, which includes Sharing Cities, Sharing Economy Trust Mark, overseas study visits and link the sharing economy associations across the Asian Pacific countries. She has the working experience as a PR and mainly contributes to international collaborations. Iris also holds a master's degree in global entrepreneurship and management from the University of San Francisco.

Hideaki Ninomiya is a secretariat member of the Sharing Economy Association Japan (on loan from Gaiax Co.Ltd.). He has been working for the development and improvement of the online sharing economy market in Japan, engaging in the "Sharing Economy Trust Mark" (safety and securitycertification system for online platformers) project or the Sharing City (alliance scheme between local governments and online platformers) project.



Benjamen Gussen is a constitutional jurist at the Swinburne School of Law. He was admitted to the legal profession in New Zealand in 2011, and in Australia in 2014. His main area of research is comparative constitutional law-and-economics. He is an expert on the principle of subsidiarity and its application in unitary and federal polities. Dr Gussen is the Vice President of the Australian Law and Economics Association. Prior to joining Swinburne, Dr Gussen taught at the University of Southern Queensland, the University of Auckland and the Auckland University of Technology. Before embarking on his academic career, Dr Gussen worked in government and industry in the United States, the Persian Gulf, and New Zealand.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sharing Cities 2020

  • Book Subtitle: A Case-Based Approach

  • Editors: Iris Wang, Hideaki Ninomiya, Benjamen Gussen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8037-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8036-9Published: 27 November 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8039-0Published: 28 November 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-8037-6Published: 26 November 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 153

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Asian Economics, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Environmental Sociology

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eBook USD 139.00
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Softcover Book USD 179.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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