Foreword

Acknowledgements

List of Figures and Tables

Case Study 1 – Toronto Tool Library and Sharing Depot

Case Study 2 – London: The Library of Things

Case Study 3 – Delhi: From worn-out /discarded textiles to premium ware

Case Study 4 – Munich: Halle 2 second-hand store as a hotspot of the local circular economy

Case Study 5 – Sustainable sharing platform and facility for urban consumers

Figure 1: Illustration of different types of economy (Ministry of the Environment, 2016)

Figure 2: The initial experiment of the Library of Things

Figure 3: The demonstrator phase of the Library of Things

Figure 4: Smart borrowing kiosk

Figure 5: The Library of Things General Stakeholder System Map (Ameli, 2017)

Figure 6: Examples of discarded textiles

Figure 7: Examples of Kantha of West Bengal

Figure 8: Gabbas of Kashmir

Figure 9: Smart 24/7 sharing facility, tool library service and more comprehensive local sharing platform