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@PHDTHESIS{Suski:1010447,
      author       = {Suski, Pauline},
      othercontributors = {Greiff, Kathrin and Augenstein, Karoline},
      title        = {{E}nvironmental assessment of urban sharing},
      school       = {RWTH Aachen University},
      type         = {Dissertation},
      address      = {Aachen},
      publisher    = {RWTH Aachen University},
      reportid     = {RWTH-2025-04111},
      pages        = {1 Online-Ressource : Illustrationen},
      year         = {2025},
      note         = {Veröffentlicht auf dem Publikationsserver der RWTH Aachen
                      University; Dissertation, RWTH Aachen University, 2025,
                      Kumulative Dissertation},
      abstract     = {This dissertation addresses the environmental assessment of
                      urban sharing within the framework of the circular economy.
                      In response to severe environmental degradation and the
                      growing urgency for sustainable consumption and production
                      patterns, this work pro-poses an innovative approach for
                      environmental assessments, combining life cycle assess-ment
                      (LCA) with theories of social practice. Urban sharing is
                      utilized as a case for reducing resource demand while
                      fostering societal well-being.Urban sharing is
                      conceptualized here as a social innovation embedded in urban
                      environments, with the potential to reshape material flows
                      and societal relationships. Unlike the more commercially
                      driven sharing economy, urban sharing prioritizes community
                      engagement, sustainability, and sufficiency by encouraging
                      social practices that reduce the need for new goods and
                      services. The dissertation argues that, when properly
                      approached, ur-ban sharing could contribute to the
                      transition from a linear to a circular economy. The
                      methodological foundation of this work is built on the
                      integration of social practice theory into LCA, allowing for
                      a more nuanced and comprehensive assessment of how
                      consumption patterns drive environmental impacts. Social
                      practices - routine actions like mobility, food consumption,
                      or community activities - are treated as bundles of
                      meanings, competences, and materials that organize everyday
                      life. By assessing these practices, the research introduces
                      a new LCA framework capable of capturing the environmental
                      potential of transformative social phenomena like urban
                      sharing. The dissertation is structured around three key
                      publications that develop and test this new framework. The
                      first provides a theoretical discussion of LCA’s
                      limitations in addressing transformative change and proposes
                      the social practice-based LCA as an alternative. The second
                      explores how urban sharing is embedded in daily life, using
                      empirical research to reveal the social and material
                      contexts in which these practices operate. The third
                      quanti-fies the environmental impacts of urban sharing
                      activities, applying the newly developed framework to assess
                      their potential for environmental sustainability.The
                      findings suggest that urban sharing holds significant
                      environmental potential, particularly in reducing material
                      consumption and fostering sustainable lifestyles. However,
                      the research also highlights the importance of embedding
                      environmental assessments in their social contexts to
                      accurately reflect the complexities of human action and
                      societal change. This approach can better inform
                      decision-makers about the pathways toward more sus-tainable
                      consumption systems.The dissertation concludes that
                      integrating social practice theory with LCA provides a
                      ro-bust methodological framework for assessing
                      sustainability interventions. By focusing on the practices
                      that drive consumption and environmental impacts, this
                      research offers new insights into how transformative change
                      can be supported and accelerated in the pursuit of a
                      circular economy.},
      cin          = {512110 / 510000},
      ddc          = {620},
      cid          = {$I:(DE-82)512110_20140620$ / $I:(DE-82)510000_20140620$},
      pnm          = {BMBF 01UU1701B - SÖF-UrbanUp - Upscaling-Strategien für
                      eine Urban Sharing Society. Teilprojekt 2: Ökologische
                      Bewertung (01UU1701B)},
      pid          = {G:(BMBF)01UU1701B},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
      doi          = {10.18154/RWTH-2025-04111},
      url          = {https://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/1010447},
}