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About the Course

How can we govern consumption and the sharing economy in our cities? This course explores cities, consumption and the sharing economy in Europe and around the world. We connect together the key themes of the sharing economy, cities, governance, consumption and urban sustainability. We explore how the sharing economy can contribute to increasing social, environmental and economic sustainability. And we argue that it is imperative that the sharing economy is shaped and designed to advance urban sustainability. This course was launched in May 2020, and it was updated in September 2021 with new podcasts, films and publications. This course is produced by Lund University in cooperation with partners from Sharing Cities Sweden – a national program for the sharing economy in cities with a focus on governance and sustainability. It features researchers, practitioners and entrepreneurs from a range organisations....

Top reviews

DS

Oct 26, 2020

The course is dynamic and very useful. Expanded my knowledge about sharing economy with interesting videos, podcasts and readings. I'm fascinated for what I've learned here! Thanks Lund University!

DC

Jun 17, 2020

I learned a lot about the governance challenges and opportunities behind sharing economy initiatives, as well as, the interesting projects currently taking place in Europe.

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By Lakshmi N M

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Mar 17, 2025

This course was very helpful to enhance my knowledge on sustainability.

By Laila N A

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Jan 15, 2022

its good to learn sharing city implementation

By Raphael H

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Jul 5, 2022

Requiring peer reviewed assignments delays your completion of the course as you spend lots of time waiting. Some peer reviewers can also be unfair or may be hindered from grading fairly due to a language barrier or other factors. Other than the peer review requirement, the course is good.

By Pramod B

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Dec 22, 2024

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By Hector L

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Nov 9, 2020

Too expensive for the quantity of information and quantitative skills learned.