Transnational gentrification, tourism and the formation of 'foreign only'enclaves in Barcelona

A Cocola-Gant, A Lopez-Gay - Urban studies, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
In a context of global-scale inequalities and increased middle-class transnational mobility,
this paper explores how the arrival of Western European and North American migrants in …

Urban tourism and population change: Gentrification in the age of mobilities

A López‐Gay, A Cocola‐Gant… - Population, Space and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The prepandemic unbridled growth of tourism has triggered a significant debate regarding
the future of cities; several authors suggest that neighbourhood change produced by tourism …

[HTML][HTML] Corporate hosts: The rise of professional management in the short-term rental industry

A Cocola-Gant, J Jover, L Carvalho… - Tourism Management …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper explores the rise of short-term rental (STR) management companies and reveals
the transition from a sharing economy activity to the consolidation of a professional industry …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the state in the touristification of Lisbon

A Estevens, A Cocola-Gant, A López-Gay, F Pavel - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
The explanation regarding the recent touristification of cities has significantly focused on the
ability of platforms such as Airbnb to offer millions of tourist beds in areas that were not …

Professionalisation of short-term rentals and emergent tourism gentrification in post-crisis Thessaloniki

P Katsinas - Environment and Planning A: Economy and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper contributes to research on short-term rentals (STRs), their suppliers and their
impact on housing and the local community, focusing on Thessaloniki, a recessionary city off …

The entrepreneurial ecosystem of cultural and creative industries in Porto: A sub‐ecosystem approach

E Loots, M Neiva, L Carvalho… - Growth and Change, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It is still a matter of dispute whether entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) frameworks can be
confined to a single industry in isolation, let alone whether such a sub‐ecosystem approach …

Urban planning and policy in Portugal: An overview on the role of EU funds and guidelines

P Chamusca - Urban research & practice, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This work aims to shed light on the contribution of the Cohesion Policy to the urban
dimension of Portuguese cities. This research is based on a case study of Porto. The results …

Studentification in Germany: How investors generate profits from student tenants in Goettingen and the impacts on urban segregation

M Miessner - European Urban and Regional Studies, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents a study about studentification in the medium-sized university town of
Goettingen, Germany. While many studentification studies focus on the transformation of …

Temporary populations and sociospatial polarisation in the short-term city

B Brollo, F Celata - Urban Studies, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Temporary populations–tourists, temporary stayers, non-resident students–constitute a
substantial share of many cities' inhabitants. Their implications are normally the object of …

From success to unrest: the social impacts of tourism in Barcelona

B Elorrieta, A Cerdan Schwitzguébel… - International journal of …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine the main factors and the related impacts that have
caused a negative shift in the social perception of tourism among residents of Barcelona …