A Study on Urban Tourism through Urban Regeneration: Focusing on the Case of Seoullo 7017

Huh, Jijung; Noh, Seung Chul

doi:10.21189/jkugs.21.1.5

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“…Huh and Noh [4] analyzed the spatial distribution of Airbnb units in Seoul. This study compared the distribution of hotels and Airbnb units through nearest neighbor hierarchical clustering, an index of spatial dissimilarity that makes it possible to compare the spatial distribution.…”

Section: Locational Characteristics Of Airbnbmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some of them focused on demographic variables to identify the groups that benefited from Airbnb [16,18]. Some studies only analyzed the distribution status of Airbnb, not the locational characteristics [4]. Also, their [16,18] approach is not suitable in our study area.…”

Section: Locational Characteristics Of Airbnbmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Considering that 78.8 percent of foreign tourists who visited South Korea visited Seoul [25] and that the number of Airbnb units in South Korea has increased by 800 percent over the past three years [2], it is estimated that the number of Airbnb units in Seoul has also increased sharply. Under these circumstances, Seoul also has reported various problems such as noise, litter, and security concerns due to Airbnb [2,4]. Also, the time scope of the study is 17 July 2017, which is the latest available data.…”

Section: Study Area and The Unit Of Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This characteristic is one of the reasons that Airbnb is causing problems by infiltrating residential areas that have the insufficient infrastructure for tourists, as mentioned above. Similarly, research on the distribution of Airbnb in Seoul showed that 70% of Airbnb units are located in residential areas [4]. The number of Airbnb units has increased with higher housing prices because various amenities are reflected in the value of regional housing prices.…”

Section: Descriptive Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Negative effects of Airbnb have recently been mentioned in a few studies, including a lack of infrastructure, rising housing costs, waste, and noise [3,4]. Some issues are even leading to empirical research [5][6][7][8][9][10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spatial Distribution and Location Characteristics of Airbnb in Seoul, Korea

Lee

2019

Sustainability

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The popularity of the sharing economy, including organizations such as Airbnb and Uber, has increased rapidly over the last few years. Regarding Airbnb, several studies have demonstrated potential problems related to it, such as rising housing costs and worsening residential environments. Despite its popularity and possibility of problems, however, the locational characteristics of Airbnb have not been thoroughly examined in the urban planning and public policy fields. Therefore, this study analyzed the locational characteristics of Airbnb in Seoul and identified potential problems in urban planning. First, we analyzed an operation status of Airbnb in terms of the commercial host. After that, we identified spatial distributions of Airbnb and examined influential factors that affected the locational characteristics of Airbnb using a negative binomial regression model. The results of this study are as follows. First, a considerable number of units were operated by commercial hosts, in contrast to the original concept of Airbnb as being part of the sharing economy. This finding indicates that there would be a potential conflict between Airbnb businesses and housing policy in urban areas. Second, Airbnb units were mainly located in residential areas, especially around multiplexes and townhouses. This finding indicates that Airbnb may decrease the availability of housing in the housing market. Third, Airbnb units were located preferentially in areas adjacent to universities or subway stations, as well as in areas with high ratios of single-person households. Considering these characteristics of Airbnb and the directions of government housing policy, urban scholars and policymakers should pay close attention to the potential conflict between the spatial distributions of Airbnb units and housing policies.

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Section: Locational Characteristics Of Airbnbmentioning

confidence: 99%