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Selected aspects of the sharing economy’s impact on local development, in the context of social benefits

Kuźniar Wiesława, Wierzbiński Bogdan

Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska

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2023

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z. 173

389--400

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Purpose: The purpose of the article is to assess the sharing economy’s potential to impact local development, in the context of strengthening community ties and stakeholder value creation. Methodology: The article employs the methods of critical analysis of the subject literature and a case study. Findings: The authors have demonstrated that sharing economy contributes to the achievement of social, environmental and economic goals on a local scale, creating value for internal stakeholders. Sharing economy activities integrate local communities around common goals as well as strengthen the sense of local communality. Trust, collaborative consumption, local communality, and concern for the environment become the leading values, replacing approaches focused on such categories as possession or money. Practical implications: The presented examples of sharing economy indicate the necessity to involve local authorities through diagnosing the residents’ needs, spreading awareness of the availability of collaborative consumption in given territory, support of local leaders’ initiatives and initiation of own sharing economy projects. Authorities should take advantage of proven solutions recognized as paradigmatic, an example of which is Milan, whose undertakings have been recognized by the awarding of the prestigious "Earthshot Prize", the so-called "Green Nobel Prize". Social implications: The analysis shows the multidirectional benefits for the local community, emphasizes the importance of social ties, in the context of counteracting social exclusion protecting the natural environment. Originality: The Authors attempted to identify the sharing economy through the prism of social benefits for the local community, which can inspire local communities, including the local leaders and local authority representatives in particular.

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The importance of dialogue and cooperation with the residents for urban development, on the example of the city of Rzeszów

Kuźniar Wiesława

Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska

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2021

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z. 152

143--153

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Purpose: The article aims to present possible means of residents’ participation in a city’s development as well as to identify selected areas of such activity, on the example of the city of Rzeszów. Methodology: The article employs critical analysis of the literature on the subject and the case study method. Findings: Interaction between a territorial unit and its residents can, in the Author's opinion, be developed and strengthened with the use of the DART model proposed by Prahalad and V. Ramaswama. Based on its assumptions, four basic elements of the model were adapted in the theoretical for the needs of a territorial unit: Dialogue, Access, Transparancy, Risk Assessment. Empirical verification, based on the example of Rzeszów, allows a conclusion that various forms of a dialogue with residents, transparency and timeliness of the information transfer, and the city's openness to new forms of contact with its residents fit into the assumptions of the DART model. Practical implications: In addition to the traditional forms of utilizing the Rzeszów residents’ potential, such as public consultations or participatory budgeting, Urban Lab, which has been operating in Rzeszów since 2019, is another important instrument enabling residents’ participation in the city's development. Urban Lab is a modern cooperation platform available to everyone who wants to change something and set directions for the city's future development, by sharing ideas, exchanging thoughts and views. Residents can participate in the projects implemented that are addressed to various target groups, listen to experts’ opinions, as well as formulate questions and express their own opinions and suggestions publicly. Originality: Various modes in which Urban Lab can be applied as a form of residents’ involvement in a city's development have been presented, which, based on the example of Gdynia and Rzeszów, should be an incentive for other cities to launch this type of initiatives enabling the use of local community’s potential.

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The image of a smart city in the context of its impact on the residents

Kuźniar Wiesława

Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska

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2019

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z. 139

257--265

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The aim of the article is to present selected assumptions related to the concept of a smart city in the context of its role and impact on the residents. Satisfaction of the residents resulting from the improvements in their quality of life is a basic measure evaluating the activity of local authorities. Their positive attitude to the innovations is an important factor in the socio-economic changes taking place in the city. Rzeszów was chosen as an example for empirical verification. This city is a model example of implementing innovative solutions within the city. The selected areas for implementing innovative solutions in Rzeszów and the opinions of the residents on the development of a smart city are presented against the background of theoretical assumptions concerning the concept of a smart city. Under the promotional slogan “Rzeszów - Capital of Innovation”, intense activities occurred in the field of implementing smart solutions, which were appreciated both in the external environment and among the internal stakeholders, especially the residents. The residents' opinions on the innovative solutions implemented in Rzeszów are demonstrated on the basis of the results of surveys carried out in 2018 with a sample size of n = 300. The study showed that the residents have a definitely positive attitude towards implementing innovative solutions in the city. The study also indicated that there is a statistical relationship between education and the assessment of the city's activity in this area. It was observed that the higher the level of education, the more positive the attitude to the implemented innovations.