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Regulation of short-term rentals in Lisbon: Strike a balance between tourism dependence and urban life
Journal Title
Urban Research and Practice
Year (definitive publication)
2022
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
The financial crisis was a critical factor for the development of short-term rentals (STR) in Lisbon, as it was in other Southern European cities. However, the project for transforming the city that predates the crisis is another important factor. STRs became a public issue associated with unaffordable housing, neighborhood disturbances and touristification in 2016. Using a qualitative methodology, this article explores the regulatory process for STRs in Lisbon and the solutions–mainly territorial bans, a symbolically powerful political outcome conveying the idea of stringency prioritized in cities in which the impact of tourism was most evident–and conditions explaining them.
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Keywords
Short-term rentals,Urban policy-making process,Regulation,Lisbon,Tourism dependence
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Sociology - Social Sciences
- Social and Economic Geography - Social Sciences