IIIEE Thesis 2014:22 The Rise of the Sharing City Examining Origins and Futures of Urban Sharing Patrycja Maria Długosz Supervisors Professor Oksana Mont International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), Lund University & Ms Susanne Salz Project Manager, Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) Thesis for the fulfilment of the Master of Science in Environmental Management and Policy Lund, Sweden, September 2014 © You may use the contents of the IIIEE publications for informational purposes only. You may not copy, lend, hire, transmit or redistribute these materials for commercial purposes or for compensation of any kind without written permission from IIIEE. When using IIIEE material you must include the following copyright notice: ‘Copyright © Patrycja M. Długosz, IIIEE, Lund University. All rights reserved’ in any copy that you make in a clearly visible position. You may not modify the materials without the permission of the author. Published in 2014 by IIIEE, Lund University, P.O. Box 196, S-221 00 LUND, Sweden, Tel: +46 – 46 222 02 00, Fax: +46 – 46 222 02 10, e-mail:
[email protected]. ISSN 1401-9191 The Rise of the Sharing City Acknowledgements I would like to thank my supervisors Professor Oksana Mont and Ms Susanne Salz for their dedication, thoughtful guidance, and constructive feedback throughout this thesis process. I also extend my gratitude towards all my interviewees and discussants for their generosity in sharing their time, expertise and thoughts. A big thank you to all the faculty and staff at the IIIEE for their enthusiasm, and passion. A special thank you to Birgitta, who is the greatest student coordinator there is.