Estimating the Potential of Ride Sharing in Urban Areas: the Milan Metropolitan Area Case Study

Realini, Anna; Borgarello, Marco; Viani, S.; Maggiore, Simone; Businge, Corine Nsangwe; Caruso, Carlo

doi:10.13044/j.sdewes.d8.0362

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“…Ride-hailing papers (N = 28) tend to report negative results, mainly due to users displacing low emissions modes of transport such as walking and public transportation (Rayle et al 2016, Tirachini et al 2020, Schaller 2021, Shi et al 2021, induced travel (Rayle et al 2016, Gehrke et al 2019 and added operations in the form of dead-head miles, where drivers drive around to pick up passengers potentially doubling the distance traveled (Oviedo et al 2020, Tirachini et al 2020, Schaller 2021. In contrast, ride-sharing papers (N = 15) predominantly report positive outcomes, mostly stemming from increased car occupancy (Ding et al 2019, Realini et al 2021, Sun and Ertz 2021a.…”

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The sharing economy is not always greener: a review and consolidation of empirical evidence

Meshulam,

Goldberg,

Ivanova

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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The digital sharing economy is commonly seen as a promising circular consumption model that could potentially deliver environmental benefits through more efficient use of existing product stocks. Yet whether sharing is indeed more environmentally benign than prevalent consumption models and what features shape platforms’ sustainability remains unclear. To address this knowledge gap, we conduct a systematic literature review of empirical peer reviewed and conference proceeding publications. We screen over 2200 papers and compile a dataset of 155 empirical papers, and consolidate reported results on the environmental impacts of the sharing economy. We find that sharing is not inherently better from an environmental perspective. The type of resource shared, logistic operations, and the ways in which sharing influences users’ consumption more broadly affect environmental outcomes. Sharing goods is generally associated with better environmental outcomes compared to shared accommodations or mobility. Within mobility, shared scooters and ride-hailing emerge as particularly prone to negative environmental outcomes. Contrary to previous suggestions, peer-to-peer sharing (vs. centralized ownership) does not seem to be a good proxy for environmental performance. As sharing becomes intertwined with urbanization, efforts to steer digital sharing towards environmental sustainability should consider system levels effects and take into account platform operations as well as potential changes in consumer behavior.

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