Spatial Diversity of Accommodation Provided Via the Airbnb Platform in a Post-Industrial City: On the Example of Lodz Cover Image

Przestrzenne zróżnicowanie oferty noclegowej udostępnianej za pośrednictwem platformy Airbnb w mieście poprzemysłowym na przykładzie Łodzi
Spatial Diversity of Accommodation Provided Via the Airbnb Platform in a Post-Industrial City: On the Example of Lodz

Author(s): Karolina Kacprzak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: sharing economy; short-term rentals; Airbnb; Lodz; post-industrial city

Summary/Abstract: For over a decade, research into the Airbnb platform has been gaining widespread attention, including in urban studies. However, few of them concern post-industrial cities. The aim of this article is to present the dynamics of the development and distribution of short-term rental offers in the city of Łódź. The basic source materials were obtained through an extended investigation of Airbnb resources using a proprietary research tool.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 59-66
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish
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