Urban form character and Airbnb in Amsterdam (NL) : a morphometric approach

Venerandi, Alessandro and Feliciotti, Alessandra and Fleischmann, Martin and Kourtit, Karima and Porta, Sergio (2022) Urban form character and Airbnb in Amsterdam (NL) : a morphometric approach. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 50 (2). pp. 386-400. ISSN 2399-8091 (https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083221115196)

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Abstract

Proliferation of Short Term Rental (STR) in cities has generated considerable debate as it was found associated with negative externalities, such as gentrification. Nonetheless, it signals urban qualities working as attractors at different geographical scales. STRs' relation with urban form remains largely understudied. In this paper, we explore how urban form relates to STRs registered by the Airbnb platform in Amsterdam (NL). First, we identify urban types (homogenous patterns of form) through an 'urban morphometric' approach. Second, we assess the relation between urban types and density of Airbnbs via a composite machine learning (ML) technique. Third, we provide profiles of the urban types most strongly associated with it. Fifteen urban types explain up to 44% of Airbnb density's variance. Compact and diverse urban types relate more strongly with Airbnbs. Conversely, repetitive, sparse and uniform urban types are inversely related. The proposed morphometric-based method is robust, replicable and scalable, offering a novel way to study the intricate relation between urban form, STRs and, in fact, any other measurable urban dynamics at an unprecedented scale. By identifying spatial features related to urban attractiveness, it can inform evidence-based design codes incorporating place-making qualities in existing and new neighbourhoods.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:81507
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    13 July 2022
    Published
    13 July 2022
    Published Online
    4 July 2022
    Accepted
    Subjects:Fine Arts > Architecture
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Architecture
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:21 Jul 2022 09:38
    Last modified:21 Apr 2024 00:49
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/81507
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