Eiffel Tower and Big Ben, or 'off the beaten track'? Centripetal demand in Airbnb

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-155
Author(s):  
Jeroen A. Oskam
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Development Pattern ◽  
Limited Effect ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Beaten Track ◽  
The City ◽  
Visitor Numbers

Abstract In the light of the debate on the growth of visitor numbers to city destinations and the sociocultural footprint of urban tourists, the spatial distribution of urban vacation rentals is a key question: does 'sharing', as Airbnb has claimed, spread visitors to peripheral neighbourhoods and contribute to decreasing the congestion in traditional tourist hotspots? Or does it, on the contrary, worsen this congestion problem, with its consequences for the perception of tourism by residents, in traditional tourist centres? This article analyses the spatial concentration of Airbnb listings in 26 European cities in terms of a distance decay from a central point. Besides the concentration of the offer, it studies the decay of business performance according to the distance from the city centre. The study finds an exponential decay for the number of listings. There is a strong effect on financial performance and a more limited effect on rental performance. While several single city studies show that Airbnb, instead of spreading tourism to neighbourhoods, led to greater concentration, these findings show that these were not incidental excesses but a common development pattern for Airbnb. Implications are that the authenticity sought by Airbnb users is not the same as the search for an unspoilt neighbourhood life. Furthermore, it means that benevolent policies towards urban vacation rentals, aimed at spreading tourism, are based on a false assumption.

scholarly journals From Blockbuster to Neighbourhood Buster: The Effect of Films on Barcelona

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2290
Author(s):  
Eva Martin-Fuentes ◽  
Jorge Nieto Ferrando ◽  
Estela Marine-Roig ◽  
Berta Ferrer-Rosell
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Exponential Increase ◽  
Tourist Flows ◽  
Beaten Track ◽  
Online Travel ◽  
The City ◽  
Visitor Numbers ◽  
Online Travel Review

In recent years, cities such as Venice, Dubrovnik, Paris and Barcelona have experienced an exponential increase in visitor numbers leading to episodes of tourismphobia by anti-tourism movements, or even the decline of the destination. Among other solutions, some destinations see film-induced tourism as a possible way of diversifying tourism supply and demand. Through the analysis of the locations of six thematic film routes in Barcelona compared to the same locations on the largest online travel review platform, TripAdvisor, it is concluded that, far from spreading out tourist flows, fiction-induced tourism in Barcelona has concentrated tourism at the main attractions of the city. Only a few exceptions of films with minor audiences lead tourists off the beaten track. Overall, this paper provides a set of recommendations, strategies and challenges for destination managers to help alleviate overtourism and to offer more sustainable tourism away from spots that attract mass tourism.

scholarly journals Keterlibatan Anggota Keluarga Dalam Bisnis Dan Hubungannya Terhadap Kinerja Bisnis UMKM di Kota Padang

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Riri Farastika ◽  
Firman Firman
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Bank Capital ◽  
Family Member Involvement ◽  
The City ◽  
Member Involvement

Purpose - This study aims to determine the relationship of family member involvement in business to the performance of SMEs businesses in the city of Padang.Methodology - The population in this study were allSMEs in the city of Padang. The sampling technique in this study is Non Probability Sampling. The number of samples is 100 respondents. The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistical analysis in the form of frequency distribution, percentage, cross tabulation, and chi-square test.Finding - From the results of this study, it can be seen that there is no significant relationship between the involvement of family members in the business towards the business performance of SMEs in Padang City. However, there is a significant relationship between the involvement of the number of family members and the dimensions of business performance, namely financial performance, the position of female family members significantly related to the dimensions of business performance, namely financial performance and preparing for the future. , the source of personal / friends' personal capital is significantly related to the dimensions of business performance, namely people development, the last source of bank capital is significantly related to the dimensions of business performance, namely financial performance.Keyword : Family member involvement, Business performance, family business

scholarly journals PASSENGER CAR USAGE FOR COMMUTING TO WORK AS A FUNCTION OF LIMITED STAY AT CAR PARKS

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Basarić ◽  
Jelena Mitrović ◽  
Zoran Papić
Keyword(s):  
City Centre ◽  
Parking Space ◽  
Passenger Car ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Private Car ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
Novi Sad ◽  
The City

The analysis of the experiences in European cities, following the implementation of different transport policy measures, has led to a conclusion that parking policy measures have the dominant effect on the choice of private car as a mode of transport. This effect is the greatest for the commutes to work, characterized by the longest duration of parking space occupancy. Given the aforementioned experiences in developed European cities, the main aim of the study presented here was the determination of a relationship between limiting the duration of parking space occupancy in the Novi Sad city centre and the transport participants’ decision whether or not to use passenger car to commute to work. Based on the established interdependence between these parameters, we developed a mathematical model for calculating a number of expected car (commuting) journeys that terminate in the city centre as a function of limited duration of parking space occupancy.  

scholarly journals Culture-Led Regeneration in Rome: From the Factory City to the Knowledge City

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-27
Author(s):  
Anna Laura Palazzo
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Industrial Base ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Tiber River ◽  
The City ◽  
Previous Image

In the early 1990s, the notion of culture-led regeneration entered the urban agenda of several European cities confronted with drastic economic changes due to losses in their industrial base. This paper critically addresses a major case in the City of Rome, indeed less affected by these phenomena. In here, the densely populated working-class districts of Ostiense and Testaccio along the Tiber River just outside the City Centre have become part for some years now of a culture-led regeneration program conveying a brand new idea of “Knowledge City” deemed able to supplant the previous image of the “Factory City.”

scholarly journals Designing an Environmental Zone in a Mediterranean City to Support City Logistics

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Ros-McDonnell ◽  
María Victoria De-la-Fuente-Aragon ◽  
Diego Ros-McDonnell ◽  
Manuel Cardós Carboneras
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
City Centre ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
European Directives ◽  
European Cities ◽  
The City ◽  
Mediterranean City ◽  
Historical Centre

<p>European cities are facing enormous challenges in accessibility and livability terms due to several European directives, which are compulsory in the mid/long term, traffic congestion levels are still increasing, and air pollution and noise disturbs citizens’ lives. This work presents the study carried out in a Mediterranean city to define an Environmental Zone with traffic restrictions for vehicles in the historical centre of the city of Cartagena (Spain) by exploring different urban logistics measures to tackle main problems caused by freight deliveries and pickups in the city centre. These solutions aimed to enhance the efficiency of vehicles, and to reduce both traffic congestion the environmental impacts caused by freight delivery in the city in order to improve urban sustainability.</p>

scholarly journals Changes in night-time distribution of goods to the city centres as a tool to meet the requirements of the EU white paper on transport

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Jozef Gnap ◽  
◽  
Dominika Beňová ◽  
Radovan Slávik ◽  
Grzegorz Dydkowski
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
White Paper ◽  
City Centre ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
European Cities ◽  
The City ◽  
City Centres ◽  
The Eu

The report focuses on assessing the advantages and disadvantages of night distribution in selected European cities. The first chapter is focused on projects focused on night distribution of goods in the city centre. The second chapter deals with a more detailed analyses of night distribution in some countries of the European Union. It shows concrete example, a solution for night distribution, which can be applied to our Slovak cities. Even in Slovakia, it has to deal with the issue in view of the constantly increase the number and the duration of traffic accidents not only in Bratislava, but also in all regional cities.

scholarly journals Studying the distribution patterns, dynamics and influencing factors of city functional components by gradient analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun Liu ◽  
Guofu Yang ◽  
Zhaoping Wu ◽  
Feng Mao ◽  
Zelong Qu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Gradient Analysis ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
City Size ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Rational Distribution ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Distribution Of Components ◽  
Functional Components ◽  
The City

AbstractUnderstanding the spatial distribution characteristics and formation mechanism of urban facilities (city functional components) constitutes the basis of urban layout optimization. Currently, research on the overall distribution of the various types of city functional components is lacking. In this study, by applying the gradient analysis method common in ecology, we considered 13 types of city functional components (80,214 individuals in total) in large, medium and small Chinese cities (9 cities in total) to carry out quantitative analysis of the distribution of components along urban–rural gradients through density distribution curves. The results indicated that: (1) a higher density of city functional components near the city centre revealed an obvious aggregated distribution; (2) the spatial distribution dynamics of city functional components were related to the city size, providing a reference for the rational distribution of components in cities of different sizes; (3) the distribution of city functional components was affected by their ecosystem services. This study offers a new perspective for the application of ecological methods in the examination of the distribution of city functional components.

scholarly journals Possibilities for using solar energy to fulfil the energy needs of buildings in the city centre

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 00013
Author(s):  
Adam Bujarkiewicz ◽  
Jacek Sztubecki
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Energy Requirements ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Architectural Elements ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Downtown Development ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
The City

Historical buildings in the centre of European cities are characterized by compact built-up areas with diversified heights of buildings, most often with multi-sloped roofs. Architectural elements, dormers, chimneys and bay windows, cause limitations in the availability of surface area for solar installations. The paper presents the results of an analysis for possibilities in meeting energy requirements with the use of solar energy for old-town buildings in the centre of Bydgoszcz. Based on the calculations made, it was determined that the dense downtown development has a very large roof surface, however, the vicinity of buildings, roof slope angles, and obstacles cause significant restrictions on the location of such installations. The article analyzes selected fragments of the Downtown district. The height of buildings, their shape and the surface of their roofs and all the obstacles that occur there were taken into account. The conclusions concern an assessment of the possibility of using the potential of solar energy in this type of building. The efficiency of solar installations and the losses associated with energy conversion and transmission to customers is also included.

scholarly journals Spatial analysis of melioidosis distribution in a suburban area

2010 ◽  
Vol 138 (9) ◽  
pp. 1346-1352 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. CORKERON ◽  
R. NORTON ◽  
P. N. NELSON
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
The Other ◽  
Landscape Position ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Intense Rainfall ◽  
The City

SUMMARYBurkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis is associated with soil. This study used a geographic information system (GIS) to determine the spatial distribution of clinical cases of melioidosis in the endemic suburban region of Townsville in Australia. A total of 65 cases over the period 1996–2008 were plotted using residential address. Two distinct groupings were found. One was around the base of a hill in the city centre and the other followed the old course of a major waterway in the region. Both groups (accounting for 43 of the 65 cases examined) are in areas expected to have particularly wet topsoils following intense rainfall, due to soil type or landscape position.

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