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- Fors, Per, 1988-, et al.
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From strangers to neighbours : How the sharing economy can help building and maintaining local communities
- 2023
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Ingår i: Ethics and Sustainability in Digital Cultures. - London and New York : Routledge. - 9781032434643 - 9781032434667 - 9781003367451 ; , s. 184-203
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Information and communications technologies (ICTs) have revolutionised the way in which we acquire goods and services. One evidence is the emergence of the sharing economy, often described as an economic model where peers can share goods with strangers online. Just like with many other ICT enabled phenomena, the sharing economy has been debated both as an enabler and an obstacle to sustainable development. The sharing economy is often believed to have the potential to promote environmental sustainability. However, there is a common assumption that mainstream actors in the sharing economy overlook the negative social consequences of this model. The present chapter takes a somewhat different approach and aims to show how such platforms can promote social sustainability locally. In this chapter, we begin by examining historical societal developments that have led to a decline in social cohesion, including negative developments in the labour and housing markets. We then explore how these developments relate to the sharing economy, specifically the potential advantages of keeping people and their things within local communities. The theoretical insights of the chapter are illustrated by drawing on a case study of the Swedish sharing platform Hygglo, established in 2016. The paper concludes that sharing platforms hold the potential to strengthen bonds between individuals in local communities and thereby support the recreation and upkeep of these communities. However, the claim is problematised due to the reported homogeneity of the user base, which may be reinforced by the increased segregation in urban areas, at least in Stockholm where the study was conducted.
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- Bartusch, Cajsa, 1965-, et al.
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Dansmästaren : Dansar elbilsägare efter det lokala elnätets pipa?
- 2023
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Titeln “Dansmästaren” syftar till mobilitetshuset i Uppsala med samma namn och undertiteln ”Dansar elbilsägare efter det lokala elnätets pipa” till parkörers drivkrafter och hinder att vara flexibla när de laddar sina el- och hybridbilar. Studiens resultat visar att smart laddning är mindre problematiskt i anslutning till bostaden än på publika parkeringsplatser. Detta eftersom osäkerheten är mindre och tillförlitligheten större i samband med den förra och vice versa med den senare. Ekonomiska incitament tenderar att vara en viktig drivkraft, och rädslan för utebliven laddning och laddblockning, betydande barriärer för flexibel laddning vid publik parkering.
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- Kramers, Anna H, 1961-, et al.
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AaaS and MaaS for reduced environmental and climate impact of transport : Creating indicators to identify promising digital service innovations for reduced demand and optimized use of transport resources
- 2018
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Ingår i: ICT4S2018. 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Sustainability. - : EasyChair. ; 52, s. 137-152
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper, a set of indicators is presented that aim to identify promising service innovations for Accessibility as a Service (AaaS) and Mobility as a Service (MaaS); services that potentially can reduce the demand for transport and optimize use of transport infrastructure and vehicles in urban regions. The proposed indicators characterize service innovations from three different perspectives: 1) Is the service innovation environmentally sustainable? Does it reduce negative impacts on the environment (reduce carbon emissions, use of space), 2) Is it rewardable? Is value created for an organization? Does it make use of new sustainable business models, and 3) How widely is the service spread? How many users are there, what is the geographic distribution and what level of societal transition has occurred? The developed indicators are meant to guide policy makers, decision makers, business developers and academia in the prioritizations that need to be made when allocating land and resources to the most promising and powerful innovations, moving towards more environmentally friendly mobility and accessibility. The next step will be to test the indicators to identify and categorize existing and emerging new services, ideas, pilots and prototypes. The results of this second step will be presented in our next article.
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- Ringenson, Tina, 1988-
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How municipalities can work with digitalisation for environmental aims
- 2018
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Humanity is facing big environmental challenges. Apart from the climate changes, there is also an ongoing depletion of the natural resources necessary for our survival in general, and for highly electronics-dependant lifestyles especially. At the same time, both urbanisation and digitalisation are progressing at a rapid pace. Digitalisation holds a potential to decrease environmental impact from cities and urban lifestyles, and many cities want to increase their use of digital technologies and services. This is often at least partially motivated by environmental concerns. In these cases, it is often the municipality that is responsible for strategies and support of increased digitalisation.This dissertation places itself in the Smart Sustainable City field, but more specifically aims to support municipalities’ work with digitalisation for environmental goals. The results are structured around three parts. The first part accounts for six cities’ promising digital solutions with possible environmental benefits, and of possible digital tools to support two EU directives that can affect municipalities’ environmental work. The second part suggests how municipalities can work with digitalisation for environmental goals, and especially stresses evaluation and strategic investments. The third part looks at possible long-term societal changes in relation to digitalisation, and the risks with a city depending on electronics: It is important that a city can remain adequately functional, even in the case of a short- or long term shortage of resources and/or energy.Finally, I discuss some of the uncertainties in digitalisation for environmental goals. There are uncertainties regarding digitalisation’s actual effects, which can make it harder to know what investments to make. Implementing digital technologies for municipal aims often demands cooperation between actors with different interests, but if the municipality relates its decision to environmental goals, it facilitates demanding that digital services and tools have environmental benefits.
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- Ringenson, Tina, 1988-
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Mobilising digitalisation to serve environmental goals
- 2021
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Human development is currently leading to destruction of the stability of the earth system upon which we depend for our survival. In other words, it is unsustainable. At the same time, urbanisation and digitalisation are progressing at a rapid pace. Digital technologies have a potential to decrease environmental impact from cities and urban lifestyles. Transport and mobility is an important part of urban life, and it has been suggested that digital technology can improve urban transport performance in both accessibility and sustainability. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is a relatively new concept for provision of mobility services through a digital platform, sometimes together with digital accessibility services that lower the need to travel (Accessibility as a Service – AaaS). It has been suggested that MaaS could offer a real alternative to the privately owned car and lead to more sustainable mobility. However, its real effects in practice are still not well known.This thesis aims to create knowledge to guide public and private actors in developing digital technologies and using digitalisation to support environmental goals, especially regarding urban mobility. The results are structured around three parts. The first part explores strategies and digital services for municipalities that want to use digital technology to support environmental goals. The second part presents requirements for MaaS and AaaS to support environmental goals for urban mobility. To do so, they should reduce travelling overall and reduce environmental impact per kilometre travelled through enabling better modes of transport and lower vehicle emissions. It also suggests that a functional physical infrastructure for public transport and bicycling is important if MaaS are to support environmental goals. The third part identifies important knowledge gaps to explore, if digital services are to support environmental goals. The relationship between digital services, urban form, and sustainability implications is brought up as an important subject for future research, as well as how to ensure that MaaS fulfil the previously identified requirements.Finally, I discuss how to ensure that digital services and MaaS serve environmental goals. There are sometimes grave uncertainties regarding the real effects of various services. Although this makes future effects difficult to predict, it also suggests that investments need to be done strategically, and that data of effects need to be carefully collected and evaluated. Public and private actors both have responsibilities to ensure that digital services fulfil environmental goals. However, it is important not to only look at how to solve specific problems today. To support urban sustainability, we need to think about what kinds of cities we want. We do not have to focus digital services on streamlined, seamless and instant access to things no matter where they are. They can also support urban lifestyles of less focus on physical ownership and daily travelling, and more on positive experiences of sustainable modes of travel and of the local community.
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- Ringenson, Tina, 1988-, et al.
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Mobility as a Service and the Avoid-Shift-Improve Approach
- 2022
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Ingår i: Advances And New Trends In Environmental Informatics. - Cham : Springer Nature. ; , s. 217-234
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- During the last few years, "Mobility as a Service" (MaaS) has been conceptualized and researched as a platform for integrated, mixed-mode mobility. While some hope it will lead to environmental benefits, its real effects are still unclear. Here, we explore how MaaS is related to, and can be combined with, the established "Avoid-Shift-Improve" transport planning approach (ASI). We see that the MaaS concept described in research does not support "Avoid"-ing unnecessary transport. We combine learnings from MaaS research with learnings from a living lab, where mobility services can be booked in combination with a local co-working hub for commuters. In both literature and living lab, we especially examine the role of public authorities for ASI inMaaS. We conclude that more research is needed on howMaaS can be guided by ASI, and suggest that non-travel accessibility services, such as coworking hubs, could be part of the MaaS concept to support "Avoid"-ing unnecessary transport. Furthermore, we suggest that urban form needs to be considered in MaaS research. We also see that public authorities have an important role to play in ensuring that MaaS serves ASI and sustainable mobility.
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- Vaddadi, Bhavana, Ph.D. Student, et al.
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Do they work? : Exploring possible potentials of neighbourhood Telecommuting centres in supporting sustainable travel
- 2022
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Ingår i: Travel Behaviour & Society. - : Elsevier BV. - 2214-367X .- 2214-3688. ; 29, s. 34-41
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Digitally enabled neighbourhood telecommuting centres (NTCs) in residential areas may have the potential to reduce the environmental burdens of transport by shortening work trips and enabling modal shifts. This paper presents the results of a Living Lab where 67 participants were given access to an NTC. Through this Living Lab, this study identifies several conditions required for an NTC to substantially reduce commuting and overall have a positive impact on sustainable travel. The results indicate that while a small group of participants who lived very close to the NTC made significant lifestyle changes and adopted more sustainable travel practices, the overall changes in the sustainability aspects of travel for most participants were minimal. The majority of the participants merely exchanged a day spent working from home for a day at the NTC, as they were only allowed to be absent from the employer’s office one day per week. Further, some participants found it difficult to work remotely due to organisational roles and workplace norms. Another factor that limited the sustainability effect of the NTC was that most participants normally commuted by train, but in a few cases travelled to the NTC by car. With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, most participants were required to work exclusively from home, which proved to have both positive and negative effects on the participants’ everyday lives and well-being. The participants reported a radical shift in attitudes towards remote working during this period, which they believed could lead to remote working becoming more common after the pandemic. In this case, NTCs could possibly play an important role in enabling this shift, by remedying some of the identified drawbacks of working from home. This could in turn enable a larger reduction in commuting. In areas where more people commute by car, sustainability effects would likely be greater.
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