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The research aims to analyze the sustainability implications of the digital sharing economy using ICT.

November 27, 2018SustainabilityOpen Access

Conceptualizing the Digital Sharing Economy in the Context of Sustainability

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The research aims to analyze the sustainability implications of the digital sharing economy using ICT.
Proposed a definition for the digital sharing economy that captures its key characteristics.
Discussed theoretical and practical implications through a structured analysis.
Applied the life-cycle impacts model to assess the effects of ICT on the sharing economy.
Identified various positive potentials of digital sharing for sustainability at multiple system levels.
Highlighted negative impacts and risks associated with shared consumption modes.
Suggested that while sustainability scenarios are not yet concrete, the analysis provides groundwork for future research.

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Conceptualization of the digital sharing economy reveals its positive and negative sustainability implications.

Pouri et al. (2018) studied this question.

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