Chiara Iacovone
Biographic Data
| ID | 3064139 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chiara Iacovone |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chiara |
| FAMILY NAME | Iacovone |
| SIGNATURE | IACOVONE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Politecnico di Torino |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6370-6025 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Exploring the network of the short-term rental financial complex
The short-term rental market has traditionally been studied at the urban scale, analyzing the socioeconomic consequences of its expansion into cities. By zooming out the scale of investigation, this article proposes to examine the short-term rental complex on a transnational scale exploring how financial systems drive housing exploitation processes through short-term rental markets. Using Airbnb as a lens to observe these dynamics, the goal is to…
Actually Existing Geopolitics of Urban Knowledge Production. Questioning the 'From Anywhere' of Urban Theorising
This article addresses the geopolitics of urban knowledge production by focussing on articles published in the past six years (2018-2023) in six 'international' journals. It aims to contribute to ongoing debates on the questioning of Anglo-American hegemony and the decolonisation of geographic scholarship through the analysis of the where of urban knowledge production in terms of the location of the authors and the places studied. Our analyses cl…
Debate on regulation and professionalisation in the short-term rental housing market
Professionalisation in accommodation platforms is changing the short-term rental market worldwide. During the past decade, till today, Airbnb has been the leader in this economic sector, its spread has been a central issue in urban dynamics related to the several discomforts it has caused in cities. Recently, the professionalisation of its users has popped up as an additional issue to be dealt with. The professionalisation process has changed the…
Digital mediated short-term rentals in the (post-)pandemic city
In this section, we reflect, both empirically and speculatively, on the perspectives for STRs and related digital platforms in the (post-)pandemic city, on the grounds of early signals of change in relation to spatial justice and institutional arrangements. The discussion is opened by Tulumello and Cocola-Gant, who, by investigating the case of Lisbon, Portugal, reflect on the flexible nature of platforms vis-`a-vis the (neoliberal) cloud of de- …
Breaking the distance
In this commentary, we reflect on the limitations, somber difficulties, and possibilities of new geographies of care that have emerged as a result of our limited personal geographies during the time of COVID-19
Debate on regulation and professionalisation in the short-term rental housing market
Professionalisation in accommodation platforms is changing the short-term rental market worldwide. During the past decade, till today, Airbnb has been the leader in this economic sector, its spread has been a central issue in urban dynamics related to the several discomforts it has caused in cities. Recently, the professionalisation of its users has popped up as an additional issue to be dealt with. The professionalisation process has changed the…
Digital mediated short-term rentals in the (post-)pandemic city
In this section, we reflect, both empirically and speculatively, on the perspectives for STRs and related digital platforms in the (post-)pandemic city, on the grounds of early signals of change in relation to spatial justice and institutional arrangements. The discussion is opened by Tulumello and Cocola-Gant, who, by investigating the case of Lisbon, Portugal, reflect on the flexible nature of platforms vis-`a-vis the (neoliberal) cloud of de- …
Breaking the distance
In this commentary, we reflect on the limitations, somber difficulties, and possibilities of new geographies of care that have emerged as a result of our limited personal geographies during the time of COVID-19
Breaking the distance
In this commentary, we reflect on the limitations, somber difficulties, and possibilities of new geographies of care that have emerged as a result of our limited personal geographies during the time of COVID-19
Digital mediated short-term rentals in the (post-)pandemic city
In this section, we reflect, both empirically and speculatively, on the perspectives for STRs and related digital platforms in the (post-)pandemic city, on the grounds of early signals of change in relation to spatial justice and institutional arrangements. The discussion is opened by Tulumello and Cocola-Gant, who, by investigating the case of Lisbon, Portugal, reflect on the flexible nature of platforms vis-`a-vis the (neoliberal) cloud of de- …
Debate on regulation and professionalisation in the short-term rental housing market
Professionalisation in accommodation platforms is changing the short-term rental market worldwide. During the past decade, till today, Airbnb has been the leader in this economic sector, its spread has been a central issue in urban dynamics related to the several discomforts it has caused in cities. Recently, the professionalisation of its users has popped up as an additional issue to be dealt with. The professionalisation process has changed the…
Exploring the network of the short-term rental financial complex
The short-term rental market has traditionally been studied at the urban scale, analyzing the socioeconomic consequences of its expansion into cities. By zooming out the scale of investigation, this article proposes to examine the short-term rental complex on a transnational scale exploring how financial systems drive housing exploitation processes through short-term rental markets. Using Airbnb as a lens to observe these dynamics, the goal is to…
Actually Existing Geopolitics of Urban Knowledge Production. Questioning the 'From Anywhere' of Urban Theorising
This article addresses the geopolitics of urban knowledge production by focussing on articles published in the past six years (2018-2023) in six 'international' journals. It aims to contribute to ongoing debates on the questioning of Anglo-American hegemony and the decolonisation of geographic scholarship through the analysis of the where of urban knowledge production in terms of the location of the authors and the places studied. Our analyses cl…
Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Renting (3 works) · Sharing Economy and Platforms (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · Geography (2 works)