Document Type
Honors Project - Open Access
Abstract
As the sharing economy proliferates, so does the assumption that all sharing is inherently sustainable. Discourse analysis of car sharing in Minneapolis reveals that this assumption has driven the development of partnerships with two car share programs, one nonprofit and the other for-profit, in the city. Empirical analysis, however, exposes that the two programs, while consistently equated in city policy, have significantly different impacts on local sustainability, especially in terms of public transit usage and social equity. This study highlights powerful implications for the dangers of assumption-based public-private partnerships created within local sustainability initiatives.
Recommended Citation
Moody, Paige, "Car Sharing and Local Sustainability: Exposing the Implications of Assumption-Based Sustainability Initiatives in Minneapolis" (2016). Geography Honors Projects. 54.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/geography_honors/54
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