Essays about: "access vs. ownership"

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  1. 1. The Interconnection of Sustainability and Collaborative Consumption - A case study of clothing libraries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Vedra Korobar; [2013]
    Keywords : collaborative consumption; clothing libraries; access vs. ownership; sustainability; sustainable consumption; governing the commons; common resources; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Collaborative consumption is a recently emerged consumption pattern based on the practice of sharing, swapping, lending, bartering and other similar modes of exchange, practiced instead of the conventional way of buying products and services. The unique character of this consumption practice suggests a shift in the idea of private ownership, where accessing products becomes more important than owning them. READ MORE