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  1. The Collaborative Economy

    Through informative graphics, this report authored by Jeremiah Owyang, Christine Tran and Chris Silva explores the market forces driving the rapid growth in the collaborative economy space.
  2. Circular Economy: The Concept and its Limitations

    The boom in the concept and benefits of the circular economy represent a great step towards a more sustainable world. Nevertheless, some limitations exist when it comes to its meaning and implications
  3. Conceptualizing the Circular Economy: An Analysis of 114 Definitions

    Analysis of 114 definitions of the circular economy. The paper links such definitions to sustainable development.
  4. “Carried Away by the Crowd:” What Types of Logistics for Collaborative Consumption?

    This french language study by Carbone et al. examines the role of logistics in collaborative consumption and identifies and describes four distinct categories.
  5. Agreement Amsterdam and Airbnb

    This case study elaborates on the agreement between the city of Amsterdam and Airbnb: restricting short term rental to a maximum of sixty nights per year without a license.
  6. Collaborative X Circular economy in European cities

    The collaborative economy, because it exchanges un-used or under-used assets, can be a useful tool to achieve the transition towards the circular economy. Similarly, the collaborative economy can support social objectives and inclusive growth by making resources like spare goods, volunteer workers, unused space or unused buildings available or usable. Local initiatives that are not necessarily for-profit but generate benefits for the society as a whole, are particularly relevant to this respect.
  7. MoU Agreement Amsterdam and Airbnb

    The MoU's presented here demonstrate a comprehensive array of agreements that deal with multiple issues around accommodation sharing.
  8. The rise of coworking space: A literature review

    This research provides different interpretations of the term ‘coworking’ from distinct groups of space users as well as examines the importance of coworking space in creative industry.
  9. Smart Mobility in Smart City: Action Taxonomy, ICT Intensity and Public Benefits

    Smarter cities require smarter mobility. How to do so?
  10. The Circular Economy – A New Sustainability Paradigm?

    This paper deepens on the relationship between the circular economy and sustainability, by an extensive literature review, reaching some sharing and diverging points among the two concepts.