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Why the Sharing Economy is Important for Disaster Response

A recent survey funded by the Rockefeller Foundation reveals that, through social and community bonds, the Sharing Economy can play an important role in coordinating self-help during disasters. In the Sharing Economy, asset owners use digital resources to capitalize the unused capacity of things, and consumers rent from their peers rather than buy from a company…. Read more

San Francisco’s Disaster Preparedness Powered by Collaborative Consumption

San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management has come together with Bayshare in an unprecedented new partnership—tying collaborative consumption to disaster response. The organization, SF72, advocates that connected communities are stronger communities, and launched with the above video. Collaborative consumption services have built a highly connected infrastructure, which SF72 intends to use to its full advantage… Read more