guido smorto, sharing in the cities: local rules for a global innovation
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SHARING IN THE CITIES
TOWARDS RECONCILING SHARING ECONOMY AND URBAN COMMONS
INCUMBENTS NEW ENTRANTS
SHARE WARSTHE CONVENTIONAL ACCOUNT
A NEW REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
SELF REGULATIN
G P2P MARKETS
INNOVATION BIAS
LITTLE NEED FOR RULES
SHARING CITIES
Free market approach to innovation for an algorithmic urban efficiency
Technology and data
Objective and non-ideological
approach
City as a “growth
machine”
A CRITIQUE
Beyond efficiency, price and consumer welfare
No universally valid and uncontroversial solutions
No ahistorical, technically-driven answers
Other normative questionsBalance among different,
often conflicting valuesComplex and culturally
specific problems Situated, contingent and
contextual answers
A tailored regulatory responses for a commons-oriented sharing economy
No one-size-fits-all solutions based on an “ageographical city”
TOWARDS RECONCILING SHARING ECONOMY AND URBAN COMMONS
Sustainable Inclusive Ethical Partecipative
•Consumer protection (safety)
•Correcting externalities
•Platforms as service providers
•Distributive effects (underserved communities, house affordability)•Promote diversity (race, gender, etc.)•Avoid excessive rent extraction
•Evaluate commodification
• Surge pricing mechanism
•Big data (privacy, political power, etc.)
•Overcome coordination costs
•Promote active participation• Community-oriented decision making
