Sharing Cities 2020
A Case-Based Approach
Editors: Wang, Iris, Ninomiya, Hideaki, Gussen, Benjamen (Eds.)
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- 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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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.
- About the authors
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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 security certification 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.
- Table of contents (34 chapters)
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The San Franciscan Origins
Pages 3-5
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The World’s First Sharing City
Pages 7-11
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The Story of the Sharing Cities Alliance
Pages 13-16
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The Transformation of Milan
Pages 17-18
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Sharing Towns: Building Success with the Sharing Economy Outside Big Cities
Pages 19-21
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Sharing Cities 2020
- Book Subtitle
- A Case-Based Approach
- Editors
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- Iris Wang
- Hideaki Ninomiya
- Benjamen Gussen
- Copyright
- 2021
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-15-8037-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-15-8037-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-15-8036-9
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 153
- Number of Illustrations
- 15 b/w illustrations
- Topics
