The circular economy (CE) is heralded as reducing material use and emissions while providing more jobs and growth. We explored this narrative in a series of expert workshops, basing ourselves on theories, methods and findings from science fields such as global environmental input-output analysis, business …

This chapter discusses the sharing economy in the Netherlands, focussing on shared mobility and gig work platforms. The Netherlands has been known as one of the pioneers in the sharing economy. Local initiatives emerged at the beginning of the 2010s. International players such as Uber, UberPop, and Airbnb …

Introduction: The Netherlands has been known as one of the pioneers in the sharing economy. At the beginning of the 2010s, many local initiatives such as Peerby (borrow tools and other things from your neighbours), SnappCar (p2p car-sharing), and Thuisafgehaald (cook for your neighbours) launched that …

Het doel van dit onderzoek is om verzekerden van DAS Rechtsbijstand te adviseren over de geldende en toekomstige wet- en regelgeving op het gebied van handhaving van toeristische verhuur van woonruimte in Amsterdam, nu de regels voor vakantieverhuur steeds verder worden aangescherpt. De centrale vraag …

Property sharing is one of the most prominent examples of the rapidly expanding sharing economy. Travelers around the world often opt to stay at a stranger's apartment instead of any other tourism accommodation. Trust is essential in this choice, because staying with, or taking in, strangers can entail …

MoneyLab is a network of artists, activists, and geeks experimenting with forms of financial democratization. Entering the 10th year of the global financial crisis, it still remains a difficult yet crucial task to distinguish old wine from its fancy new bottles. The MoneyLab network questions persistent …

In this short paper, we give an overview on how this major trend is unfolding and, specifically, how it affects cities. We take the following starting points: • Digitalization is a strong force that “happens” everywhere in the (urban) society. It has positive and negative effects – explored later in …

Airbnb is een online marktplaats waar mensen een woonruimte kunnen (ver)huren. Deze online marktplaats heeft zich in Nederland tot een populair fenomeen ontwikkeld. Toch heeft dit populaire fenomeen ook een keerzijde, want Airbnb veroorzaakt in Nederland veel problemen. Een veelvoorkomend probleem doet …

The sharing economy is a business concept that highlights the ability for individuals to rent or borrow equipment, services and skills from other individuals rather than buying and owning them. This thesis was intended to investigate how the two largest businesses in the sharing economy, Uber and Airbnb, …

Interview in Executive-People, nr.15, november 2014. Een appartement huren voor je vakantie doe je goedkoop bij AirBNB, een taxi bestel je voordelig via Uber. Je kinderen werken op school met een iPad, en thuis bedien je met je tablet niet alleen de thermostaat, maar ook de televisie en de verlichting. …