%0 Journal Article
%T Collaborative Consumption: Towards a Resource-Saving Consumption Culture
%A Kristin Leismann
%A Martina Schmitt
%A Holger Rohn
%A Carolin Baedeker
%J Resources
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/resources2030184
%X Resource efficiency in production and technological innovations are inadequate for considerably reducing the current use of natural resources. Both social innovations and a complementary and equally valued strategy of sustainable consumption are required: goods must be used longer, and services that support collaborative consumption (CC) patterns must be extended. ˇ°Using rather than owningˇ± strategies, such as product sharing, have the potential to conserve resources. Based on the results of different German studies, this article highlights the resource-saving potentials of CC patterns and recommendations proposed for policies and further research questions. The purpose of this paper is to show that a general resource-saving potential can be realized by ˇ°use rather than ownˇ± schemes, depending on the application field and the framework for implementation. CC is suitable for making a positive contribution to achieving the Factor 10 target by playing an important role in changing consumer patterns.
%K collaborative consumption
%K resource efficiency
%K resource saving potential
%K rebound effects
%K product sharing
%K service
%K product service systems
%K ownership-substituting services
%K sustainable consumption patterns
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/2/3/184