Shared use of transport as a component of the circular economy in relation to achieving sustainable development goals
Keywords:
circular economy, sustainable development, sharing economy, shared mobility, car sharing, digital transformation, rural communities, environmental impact, digital divide, cooperative modelsSynopsis
The study aims to substantiate the feasibility of implementing models of shared transport as a tool for applying the principles of circular economy (CE) in the context of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on rural territorial communities in Ukraine. The paper proposes an assessment of the economic, environmental, and social effects of implementing shared transport programmes at the local level. Methods of case analysis, correlation analysis, logical generalization, and a structural-functional approach have been applied. Direct effects of car-sharing implementation in the Adzhamka territorial community have been calculated: a reduction of CO₂ emissions by 13.68 tons per year and an annual saving for users of up to 43,000 UAH. Three hypotheses regarding the effectiveness of the sharing transport model have been tested: it has been proven that it provides comprehensive sustainable development effects, depends on the digital readiness of the population, and is financially sustainable in a cooperative format. The study identified structural barriers to scaling the sharing economy (SE) in rural areas, including the digital divide and insufficient levels of social activity within communities. The potential of shared mobility models for rural regions in the post-war period has been summarized. An approach to assessing the viability of local models has been proposed, based on a combination of environmental indicators, household costs, and the level of digital inclusion.
The scientific novelty of the research lies in the combination of CE and SE concepts at the local level and the justification of shared transport’s effects in rural territorial communities. Future research perspectives include a sociological study of the perception of sharing models among different population groups, a comparative analysis of communities with varying levels of digital maturity, and the integration of smart mobility into circular strategies.
The research has an applied and empirical nature.
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Karnaushenko, A., Kononenko, L., Petrenko, V., Hlavatska, Y., Sysolina, N., & Sysolina, I. (2025). Shared use of transport as a component of the circular economy in relation to achieving sustainable development goals. In T. Cherniavska (Ed.), & T. Cherniavska, A. Onyshchenko, V. Kudin, O. Lytvyn, H. Kashcheieva, V. Samsonkin, I. Bulgakova, O. Yurchenko, R. Mammadova, T. Hasanova, M. Aliyeva, B. Cherniavskyi, V. Petrenko, A. Karnaushenko, K. Melnykova, M. Mammadova, T. Baydyk, Z. Jabrayilova, H. Gasimov, … M. Skarzhynskyi, Ecological systems modeling (pp. 147-167). Scientific Route OÜ®. https://doi.org/10.21303/978-9908-9706-6-0.ch7
