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Advancing a sustainable sharing economy with interdisciplinary research

Der Beitrag interdisziplinärer Forschung zu einer nachhaltigen Sharing Economy

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This paper discusses the necessity and potential of interdisciplinary research on sustainability in a sharing economy. Based on a systematic literature analysis, a wide range of publications from various disciplines was found to exist and ideas for additional perspectives are put forward.

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In diesem Beitrag wird die Notwendigkeit und das Potenzial von interdisziplinärer Forschung zum Thema Nachhaltigkeit in einer Sharing Economy diskutiert. Basierend auf einer systematischen Literaturanalyse wurde eine Vielzahl von Publikationen aus verschiedenen Disziplinen identifiziert, auf deren Grundlage Ideen für zusätzliche interdisziplinäre Perspektiven erörtert werden.

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Plewnia, F., Guenther, E. Advancing a sustainable sharing economy with interdisciplinary research. uwf 25, 117–124 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00550-017-0449-4

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