The impacts of Airbnb in Athens, Lisbon and Milan

Sustainability of shared economy in the agri-food, tourism, and hospitality industries

“…The studies in our literature evaluate various theoretical concepts and methodological procedures. Authors of research articles have used social exchange theory (Wang et al, 2019;Akarsu et al, 2020), transaction cost theory , a game theory (Aznar et al, 2019), disruptive innovation theory (Guttentag, 2015), customer repurchase intention theory (Huarng and Yu, 2019), gentrification theory (Katsinas, 2021;Mermet, 2022), theory of hypercapitalism (Nnajiofor, 2017), uses and gratification theory , theory of planned behavior (Tajeddini et al, 2021;Kirmani et al, 2023), Aristotle's rhetorical theory (Yang et al, 2018), convenience theory (Zhang and Chen, 2019), rent gap theory (Amore et al, 2022), theory of change (Michelini et al, 2020) and Weber's Theory of Rationality (Mody et al, 2023). The most common research methods were statistical data analyses (Asian et al, 2019;Dabbous and Tarhini, 2021), social media analysis (Geissinger et al, 2019;Harvey et al, 2020), quantitative surveys (Hashem et al, 2018;Ketter, 2019;Lho et al, 2022), case studies (Battino and Lampreu, 2019;Ciulli and Kolk, 2019;Guyader and Piscicelli, 2019), conceptual papers (Daunoriene et al, 2015;Acquier et al, 2019) and systematic literature reviews (Hofmann et al, 2019;De las Heras et al, 2021;Kuhzady et al, 2021;Puram and Gurumurthy, 2023).…”

“…Travel industry management should promote the transfer of accommodation entities from the overwhelmed districts to less affected ones (Álvarez-Herranz and Macedo-Ruíz, 2021). City transformation as the result of Airbnb proved (Amore et al, 2022) for Athens, Lisbon, and Milano. Álvarez-Herranz and Macedo-Ruíz (2021) for Madrid, Ayouba et al (2020) for Marseille, and Paris, Gutiérrez et al (2017) for Barcelona.…”

“…Digital platforms enable more affordable access to services such as accommodation, which can increase demand for other goods and services and unsustainable consumption (Pouri and Hilty, 2018). The reviewed studies indicate that the growing number of Airbnb accommodations increases the price of real estate in particular city districts (Martin, 2016;Amore et al, 2022). That mirrors the characteristic called Airbnbifcation (Guttentag, 2015).…”

“…According to Lan et al (2017), however, through a continuous learning process, these problems lead to social innovations that correct them over time. The sharing economy can also positively affect the development of regions and local communities (Abrham, 2017;Burda et al, 2017;Amore et al, 2022).…”

“…Most authors agree that the shared accommodation business model has the potential to be more open, inclusive, and environmentally friendly than the traditional economy (Hong and Yoo, 2020). Shared accommodation creates communities Schor et al, 2016;Tussyadiah and Pesonen, 2016;Frenken and Schor, 2017;Palgan et al, 2017;Pouri and Hilty, 2018;Jaremen et al, 2019;Laurenti et al, 2019;Akande et al, 2020;Álvarez-Herranz and Macedo-Ruíz, 2021;Amore et al, 2022 Urban and community sustainability Gutiérrez et al, 2017;Nieuwland and van Melik, 2018;Griffiths et al, 2019;Ioannides et al, 2019;Zhang and Chen, 2019;Ayouba et al, 2020;Katsinas, 2021 Energy efficiency and carbon footprint Cheng et al, 2020;Gu, 2022;Vélez, 2023 Public sector regulation and sustainability Guttentag, 2015;Oskam and Boswijk, 2016;Miralles et al, 2017;O'Regan and Choe, 2017;Hofmann et al, 2019;Mont et al, 2020;Mermet, 2022 Linkages between shared economy in the agri-food sector and sustainability Food sharing, exchanges, and networks Zurek, 2016;Micheels and Boecker, 2017;Richards and Hamilton, 2018;Asian et al, 2019;Baldi et al, 2019;Ketter, 2019;Dangi and Narula, 2021;Rodrigues et al, 2021;…”