The role of community sharing in sustainability transformation: case studies from Norway

IF 3.6 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1080/15487733.2021.1969820

H. Westskog, T. Julsrud, Steffen Kallbekken, K. Frenken, J. Schor, Karina Standal

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Abstract

Abstract Based on three case studies of community sharing in different sectors of society, we address how and under what conditions community sharing can contribute to sustainability transformation. Considering modes of exchange an leverage points, we analyze how community sharing can add to transformation when sharing systems are designed to intervene at both shallow and deep leverage points. Our case studies indicate that sustainability transformations are dynamic processes in which even shallow levels of leverage can affect change. We show that community sharing can be upscaled through restructuring institutions via redistributive exchange systems, while initiatives supported by strong and lasting institutions are in the best position to contribute to change. Furthermore, our results suggest that sharing practices may strengthen ties and trust in an enterprise or local community. Finally, community-sharing systems that build on existing values in line with sustainability transformation may be in the best position to contribute to deeper levers of change.

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社区分享在可持续转型中的作用:来自挪威的案例研究

摘要本文通过对社区共享在不同社会领域的三个案例研究，探讨了社区共享如何以及在什么条件下促进可持续转型。考虑到交换模式和杠杆点，我们分析了当共享系统被设计为在浅杠杆点和深杠杆点进行干预时，社区共享如何增加转型。我们的案例研究表明，可持续转型是一个动态过程，在这个过程中，即使是很浅的杠杆水平也会影响变化。我们的研究表明，社区共享可以通过再分配交换系统重组机构来扩大，而由强大而持久的机构支持的举措最有利于促进变革。此外，我们的研究结果表明，共享实践可以加强企业或当地社区的联系和信任。最后，建立在符合可持续性转型的现有价值基础上的社区共享系统可能最有利于促进更深层次的变革杠杆。

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Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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12.00

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审稿时长

27 weeks

期刊介绍： Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy is a refereed, open-access journal which recognizes that climate change and other socio-environmental challenges require significant transformation of existing systems of consumption and production. Complex and diverse arrays of societal factors and institutions will in coming decades need to reconfigure agro-food systems, implement renewable energy sources, and reinvent housing, modes of mobility, and lifestyles for the current century and beyond. These innovations will need to be formulated in ways that enhance global equity, reduce unequal access to resources, and enable all people on the planet to lead flourishing lives within biophysical constraints. The journal seeks to advance scientific and political perspectives and to cultivate transdisciplinary discussions involving researchers, policy makers, civic entrepreneurs, and others. The ultimate objective is to encourage the design and deployment of both local experiments and system innovations that contribute to a more sustainable future by empowering individuals and organizations and facilitating processes of social learning.