Geografie 2023, 128, 1-24

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2022.013

On the relationship between short-term rentals and gentrification: the case of Airbnb in Munich (Germany)

Marcus HübscherID, Miriam Borst

University of Leipzig, Institute of Urban Development and Construction Management, Leipzig, Germany

Received November 2021
Accepted August 2022

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