Housing Under Platform Capitalism: The Contentious Regulation of Short-Term Rentals in European Cities

Since the birth of Airbnb in 2008, many of the world's cities have been transformed by platform—mediated short—term accommodation—a phenomenon suspected of disturbing local life and removing dwellings from local housing inventories. Drawing on mixed—method, multi—level comparative research in twelve large European cities, coauthors Thomas Aguilera, Francesca Artioli, and Claire Colomb show that strikingly different regulatory regimes have emerged around short—term rentals.

In some cities, p...