The work addresses the issue of short-term rentals (STR) and their impacts, using Naples as illustrative evidence. In recent years, the intense growth of tourist flows in the city has been accompanied by a significant increase in Airbnb accommodations and a profound transformation of the UNESCO historic center. The effects of these changes have yet to be thoroughly explored. This study focuses on two main aspects: i) the characters and the spatial distribution of the Airbnb phenomenon on a suburban scale; and ii) the impacts of this growing supply on the city and its neighborhoods, with specific attention to the housing market and long-term rentals. The conclusion is that, beyond the rhetoric of the “sharing” economy the costs and benefits of airification are unevenly distributed across the urban space, threatening, in some cases, the fragile social balances of a “city of inner peripheries” like Naples.
Cultural Heritage and Aerification in UNESCO Art Cities. A Case Study from Southern Italy
Giorgia Iovino
2024-01-01
Abstract
The work addresses the issue of short-term rentals (STR) and their impacts, using Naples as illustrative evidence. In recent years, the intense growth of tourist flows in the city has been accompanied by a significant increase in Airbnb accommodations and a profound transformation of the UNESCO historic center. The effects of these changes have yet to be thoroughly explored. This study focuses on two main aspects: i) the characters and the spatial distribution of the Airbnb phenomenon on a suburban scale; and ii) the impacts of this growing supply on the city and its neighborhoods, with specific attention to the housing market and long-term rentals. The conclusion is that, beyond the rhetoric of the “sharing” economy the costs and benefits of airification are unevenly distributed across the urban space, threatening, in some cases, the fragile social balances of a “city of inner peripheries” like Naples.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.