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Autonomy loss, privacy invasion and data misuse as psychological barriers to peer-to-peer collaborative car use

open access: yesTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2021
The present study aimed to identify psychological barriers which potentially prevent individuals from implementing collaborative car use in their every-day mobility behaviour. We suggested a model consisting of four psychological barriers: Autonomy Loss,
Marcel Hunecke   +2 more
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Poverty and the re-growth of private renting in the UK, 1994-2018.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
Over the last two decades, private renting has undergone a major revival in the UK, more than doubling its share within the housing system. Young adults increasingly remain in the sector into their 30s, giving rise to the term 'Generation Rent'.
Nick Bailey
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Renting vs. Owning: Public Stereotypes of Housing Consumption Decision From the Perspective of Confucian Culture: Evidence From Event-Related Potentials

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
The ideas of face consciousness, group conformity, extended family concept, and crisis consciousness in Confucian culture have a subtle and far-reaching impact on housing consumption decision among the Chinese public, forming a housing consumption model ...
Xiaojun Liu   +6 more
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Separation, divorce, and housing tenure: A cross-country comparison

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2019
Background: Housing tenure after divorce is an important factor in individuals' well-being. Although previous studies have examined tenure changes following divorce, only a few studies have compared patterns across countries.
Julia Mikolai   +4 more
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Perceived risks and enjoyment of access-based consumption: identifying barriers and motivations to fashion renting

open access: yesFashion and Textiles, 2018
Access-based consumption, a growing trend in today’s society, provides the consumer with an opportunity to have access to new and diverse products without the burden of ownership.
Chunmin Lang
doaj   +1 more source

Average-Case Competitive Analyses for Ski-Rental Problems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Let $s$ be the ratio of the cost for purchasing skis over the cost for renting them. Then the famous result for the ski-rental problem shows that skiers should buy their skis after renting them $(s-1)$ times, which gives us an optimal competitive ratio ...
Fujiwara, Hiroshi, Iwama, Kazuo
core   +1 more source

Mobility management in the development of short-term electric scooter rental services in cities

open access: yesАрхитектура, строительство, транспорт, 2023
Article discusses the development of electric scooter short-term rental services and their impact on the structure of the mobility of the urban population based on macrosimulation results.
D. А. Zakharov, A. A. Fadyshin
doaj   +1 more source

ReQwip : business plan and go-to-market strategy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
textThe nature of this Report is to outline the proposed business opportunity for reQwip -- an online marketplace for buying, selling and renting sports equipment -- and the go-to-market strategy for this young startup.
Driscoll, Daniel Benjamin
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The Size of the Rental Housing Segment in Poland and its Main Determinants

open access: yesReal Estate Management and Valuation
Our research into the fast-growing segment of the rental market fits perfectly with the current wave of excitement. In this research, we attempt to answer a fundamental question: how large is the rental segment in Poland?
Derkacz Arkadiusz J., Cohen Viktorija
doaj   +1 more source

Determinant of adoption of agricultural machine renting in West Gojjam zone, Ethiopia

open access: yesCogent Food & Agriculture
Agricultural mechanization is one of the key components that enhance agricultural intensification. Thus, this study investigates determinants of agricultural machine renting of smallholder farmers using cross-sectional data obtained from 192 agricultural
Selam Tilahun   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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