In November 2019, Yuliya Voytenko Palgan together with Urban Sharing team went on a mobile research lab to explore the sharing economy in Toronto, Canada. The first output from this mobile research ls the snapshot on Urban Sharing in Toronto. It is based on the review of academic and grey literature, and 20 in-depth interviews with sharing economy organisations, municipal officials, researchers and knowledge brokers.
Read MoreIn the last decade we have observed an increasing number of people in cities around the world staying in other people’s homes using Airbnb, joining strangers for a ride with BlaBlaBla car, renting city bikes to run errands or do sightseeing, or even borrowing garden tools from a neighbour. Digital technology helps us connect with strangers and borrow their homes, cars, tools, clothes, accessories and toys. It also helps us offer items we do not use often for others to use.
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