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The Sharing Economy and Sustainability of Urban Destinations in the (Over)tourism Context: The Social Capital Theory Perspective

Piotr Zmyślony ^ł'*, (ir/cgor/. Leszczyński ², Anna Waligóra ³ and Wiesław Alcjziak ''©

¹    Department of International Economics, Po/nan Universily of Economics and Business, aleja Niepodległości 10,61-875 Poznań, Polond

²    Department of Marketing Strategie*, Po/nan University of Economics and Business, aleja Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland; grzogorz.leszczynskiWue.poz.nnn.pl

³    Department of Sociology and Business Ethics, Poznan University of Economics and Business, aleja Niepodległości 10,61-875 Poznań, Poland; anna.waligoraiitue.poznan.pl

^ł Institute of Entrepreneurship and Management, Eaculty of Tourism and Recreation, University of Physical Education in Kraków, aleja Jana Pawła II 78,31-571 Kraków, Poland; wieslaw.alejziakAawf.krakow.pl • Correspondence: piotr.zmyslonyOuc.poznan.pl

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Received: 31 January 2020; Acccpted: 14 March 2020; Published: 16 March 2020    upd«t«»

Abstract: This article contributes to the discussion on the sustainability of the sharing economy by adopting the Social Capital Theory to expand explanations of the sharing economy's role and scope of relations with local communities in the context of overtourism. As mutual rclationships have not been fully rccognized through a theoretical perspcctive, the article aims to examine the sustainability of the process of the sharing economy impacting urban tourism communities in light of Robert Putnam's approach to Social Capital Theory. On the basis of a selective systematic review, the article discusscs the sustainability of the sharing economy through the lens of bridging and bonding social Capital. We argue that a new configuration of social Capital, i.e., a sharing platform-modified social