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Sven Kesselring, Malene Freudendal-Pedersen, Dennis Zuev

• The sharing of resources becomes conceptually relevant and might open up new perspectives for a mobile risk society which threatens itself by its increasing hunger for mobility and energy. In theThe sharing of resources becomes conceptually relevant and might open up new perspectives for a mobile risk society which threatens itself by its increasing hunger for mobility and energy. In the mobile risk society distinct categories of “host and guest,” “foodsaver and foodsharer” become fuzzy and imply that one can be both at the same time across a multiplicity of instances and places. With mobilities’ strong impacts on modern economies, cultures and cities, this exchange of resources, knowledge and information has become even more significant. The sharing of mobility infrastructures, technologies and resources for transport and connectivity comes along as new phenomenon, due to its software-based nature. The mobilities of food sharing, its pickup and redistribution, are crucial, as food has to move fast through the city from regular pickup appointments at bakeries, cafes, restaurants and farmer markets to its final destinations. This chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.…