The growth of hotels and short term rentals involves a progressive conversion of housing into accommodation for visitors. It excludes local residents from the possibility of accessing housing while also causing direct displacement. In other words, tourism is consolidating gentrification. The intention of this report is to inform policy makers who are working on the new regulations of tourist accommodation in Barcelona.
I am a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre of Geographical Studies, University of Lisbon. My research focuses on the political economy of cities and pays particular attention to gentrification, displacement, tourism, Airbnb, architectural heritage and historical urban geography. I am the PI of the Smartour: tourism, holiday rentals and rehabilitation project.
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Short term rentals, hotels and displacement