A future of sharing and repairing in the Netherlands.

With collaboration across science, industry, and society, ShaRepair Practices looks at ways to make sharing and repairing easier and more common in the Netherlands.

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By recognizing sharing and repairing as social practices across disciplines, the interdisciplinary approaches to circular consumption patterns come together in a social practice framework. This leads to a shared social practice approach to our overarching research question:

What strategies and tools support the uptake, routinisation & scaling of inclusive circular practices that reduce material consumption?​

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The ShaRepair project is organised into 5 work packages. Together, they co-produce strategies to support and scale up sharing and repairing practices in Dutch cities.

What We’ll Achieve

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A Typology of Sharing and Repairing Initiatives
Understanding existing practices in Amsterdam and Wageningen.

Lead:
 Dr. Sanneke Kloppenburg, Wageningen University.

Statement:
There is an existing research gap in the Netherlands concerning how different Circular Economy initiatives are engaging citizens and supporting consumption changes. This Work Package maps and analyses repairing and sharing initiatives in the Netherlands, bridging knowledge gaps and initiating knowledge sharing among circular initiatives, researchers and societal and policy stakeholders.
 
Outputs:
  • Investigate the operational aspects of different sharing and repairing initiatives
  • Identify factors that support or hinder the growth and sustainability or these initiatives
  • Understand current strategies, interventions and activities that these initiatives employ
This leads to the establishment of a framework for mapping and analysing initiatives that are emerging in society, and the further establishment of a shared learning network.
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Insights into Circular Practices
How sharing and repairing fit into everyday routines.
 
Lead: Dr. Mary Greene, Wageningen University

Statement:
There is currently limited knowledge on changes in everyday behaviour within Circular Economy initiatives, specifically how circular consumption practices are routinised and embedded in citizens’ daily lives. This work package will create insights for reframing approaches to behaviour change. This will enable policy designs that take into account the complexities of everyday practices.

Outputs:
  • Contextualise the uptake of practices
  • Analyse connections, spillover and rebound effects
  • Identify enablers and barriers for further routinisation and embedding
 
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Co-Designed Products and Services
Creating practical tools to make these practices accessible for everyone.

Lead: Dr. Sonja van Dam, TU Delft

Statement:
Co-designing circular consumption practices in existing urban social networks with active citizen participation is an underexplored opportunity. This work package develops a practice-oriented design methodology to establish new sharing and repairing practices within society. Meanwhile, it establishes an understanding of the different social contexts that can contribute to the emergence of new practices.

Outputs:
  • Understand how co-design can contribute to the development of new sharing and repairing practices
  • Identify which products and/or services can facilitate the emergence of these practices
  • Investigate which practices have the real potential to reduce material consumption
 
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Effects of Sharing and Repairing
Identifying their impact on other habits and behaviours. 

Lead: Dr. Franco Ruzzenenti, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Statement:
There is a lack of developed frameworks for understanding rebound effects through an interconnected, dynamic social practice approach. This work package develops a pioneering Environmental Assessment Program for Social Practices, mapping everyday social practices, the environmental and economic impacts and the potential rebound effects when taking up circular consumption practices in everyday life.

Outputs:
  • An energy impact analysis evaluating the environmental, economic and rebound effects of various everyday social practices and circular consumption practices in a range of income groups
  • The creation of a matrix based on insights from working package 2, 3 and 5 presenting information on economic and time-related barriers and rebound effects in circular consumption practices
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Success Factors for Scaling Up
Understanding what’s needed to make these practices mainstream. 
 
Lead: Dr. Joppe van Driel, TU Delft

Statement:
There is a need for new insights on how to upscale circular consumption practices across different everyday contexts, how initiatives supporting change can be connected, and how trust between different parties can be improved. This work package aims to gather those insights by building on social-practice based intervention through 3 Living Labs, following the Urban Living Lab Methodoly, developed by AMS institute.

Outputs:
  • Co-create, test, and evaluate interventions to extend the lifespan of professional IT hardware used by employees, as part of Living Lab 1.
  • Co-create, test, and evaluate interventions to enhance existing repair services in Amsterdam, with a focus on electrical and electronic equipment, as part of Living Lab 2.
  • Co-create, test and assess innovative behavioural interventions that encourage diverse citizen groups to embrace sharing practices in their daily lives, as part of Living Lab 3

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