Assessing the Social Impacts of Short Term Vacation Rentals on Urban Neighborhoods

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Bynum Boley is an Assistant Professor within the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. His research focuses on sustainable tourism and how the unique natural and cultural resources of tourism destinations jointly relate to resident quality of life and destination competitiveness.

Emily Ayscue is a PhD candidate studying Natural Resources, Recreation and Tourism within the Warnell School of Forestry as well as the Integrative Conservation PhD program at the University of Georgia. Her current research interests focus on the sharing economy and sustainable tourism

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There has yet to be any inquiry into residents’ perceptions and attitudes towards shared lodging’s existence in their communities. This lack of inquiry is despite the perceived positive and negative impacts of tourism being continually shown to directly relate to support for various types of tourism. Because non-hosting residents retain the same voting rights and tax paying responsibilities as resident hosts, it is important to understand factors influencing their attitudes and support for shared lodging in their community.

With this gap in mind, this study aims to establish a theoretical framework and methodology to qualitatively and quantitatively assess any potential social impacts of shared lodging by obtaining perspectives of residents.

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Assessing the Social Impacts of Short Term Vacation Rentals on Urban Neighborhoods

There has yet to be any inquiry into residents’ perceptions and attitudes towards shared lodging’s existence in their communities. This lack of inquiry is despite the perceived positive and negative impacts of tourism being continually shown to directly relate to support for various types of tourism. Because non-hosting residents retain the same voting rights and tax paying responsibilities as resident hosts, it is important to understand factors influencing their attitudes and support for shared lodging in their community.

With this gap in mind, this study aims to establish a theoretical framework and methodology to qualitatively and quantitatively assess any potential social impacts of shared lodging by obtaining perspectives of residents.