Second Homes and the Need for Policy Planning

TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 141-163

12 Pages Posted: 5 Sep 2009 Last revised: 18 May 2011

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Juan Gabriel Brida

Universidad de la República

Linda Osti

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano - Faculty of Economics and Management

Esther Santifaller

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Date Written: September 4, 2009

Abstract

For years second home tourism has been an issue of discussion between tourist experts, real estate agents and politicians in both Mediterranean countries and Alpine destinations, however it has not raised much concern in academic circles. The aim of this paper is to analyze the second home phenomenon in order to acquire a better understanding of the overall situation and give an insight into the aspects and needs for policy planning. For this purpose South Tyrol has been taken as a case study, and a comprehensive overview of the situation has been determined through both quantitative and qualitative investigation on opinions and attitudes of second home owners, local residents, politicians, real estate agents. The outcome of this paper is a holistic picture of the phenomenon, which examines the positive and negative impacts and shows the need for public regulation through land use planning.

Keywords: second homes, policy planning, economic impacts, tourism development

JEL Classification: L83

Suggested Citation

Brida, Juan Gabriel and Osti, Linda and Santifaller, Esther, Second Homes and the Need for Policy Planning (September 4, 2009). TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 141-163, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1468422

Juan Gabriel Brida (Contact Author)

Universidad de la República ( email )

Av. 18 de Julio
Montevideo, 1968
Uruguay

Linda Osti

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano - Faculty of Economics and Management ( email )

Via Sernesi 1
39100 Bozen-Bolzano (BZ), Bozen 39100
Italy

Esther Santifaller

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano ( email )

Sernesiplatz 1
Bozen-Bolzano, BZ 39100
Italy

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