Publication

A framework for analyzing the relationship between short-term rentals and gentrification, and a case study of New York City

We’re happy to announce that our paper, “Airbnb and the rent gap: Gentrification through the sharing economy” has now been published in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space. The paper argues that short-term rentals have facilitated a form of gentrification that does not require redevelopment, by introducing a major new revenue flow into urban land markets. We use spatial analysis to precisely measure the impacts of Airbnb on NYC’s land and housing markets, and discuss the implications.

A discussion of Henri Lefebvre's concept of the right to the city, and a case study of affordable housing struggles in Vancouver

An interpretation of contemporary urban sustainability thinking through "green urban nature" and "grey urban nature", and case studies of the Ruhr Valley, Vancouver, and Abu Dhabi

A summary of short-term rentals' impacts on housing in major Canadian cities

Open access publication of a dsicussion of short-term rentals' impacts on housing in major Canadian cities

A comparative analysis of short-term rentals in major Canadian cities