Social and ecological approaches in urban interfaces: A sharing economy management framework

Urban interfaces have undergone changes due to the population growth and business models brought about by the sharing economy. The sharing economy benefits many sectors of society. Sustainable practices, servitisation, and disruptive technologies work together with the sharing economy to improve the sustainable value chains. This research study proposes a sharing economy management framework with social and ecological approaches in urban interfaces. The literature review was developed between October 24th, 2018 and March 19th, 2019. The first stage of the search was based on the terms "share OR sharing" and "sustainability OR sustainable." In the second stage, the search was based on the terms "share OR sharing" AND "sustainability OR sustainable." Based on the literature review, the authors created seven sustainable sharing factors: landscape, mobility, knowledge, production and consumption, sustainable practices, digital, and geographical which are the foundations of the management framework. The connections between these sustainable sharing factors can help to create sustainable value chains. The authors conclude that this connection is based on the need for digital insertion and disruptive technologies, enabling the sharing of knowledge and the support of new transportation models. Sustainable practices also enhance this connection, encouraging responsible production and consumption together with other factors. This transformation impacts the variables of the landscape factor. The management framework presents the analysis of the sustainable sharing factors and the social and ecological approaches in the urban interfaces.