Chapter 15: The impact of peer-to-peer accommodation on place authenticity: A placemaking perspective
Marcus Foth; Ana Bilandzic; Mirko Guaralda QUT Design Lab, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Abstract
Place and place experiences play a role in both the tourism industry more broadly and peer-to-peer accommodation networks such as Airbnb specifically. Peer-to-peer accommodation platforms are a cornerstone of smart cities and the sharing economy; their impact on place and placemaking is still largely untested, with evidence that an indiscriminate commercial focus on tourism growth can affect the habitability of cities and the quality of public space. This chapter presents a critical assessment to rethink the ...
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