ABSTRACT

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on working, travel and residential location patterns have attracted much commentary from scholars and practitioners interested in the future of cities and regions. Focusing on Europe, we discuss how pandemic-fuelled remote working and tourism practices have increased the demand for short-term rentals and second homes in rural/coastal areas as well as a number of desirable cities. The pandemic has accelerated pre-existing counter-urbanisation trends, with implications for housing availability and affordability in various parts of Europe. The policy challenges of regulating the use of privately-owned housing are discussed, followed by proposals for future research avenues.

摘要

COVID-19 大流行对工作、旅行和居住区位模式的影响吸引了对城市和地区未来感兴趣的学者和从业者的大量评论。以欧洲为重点，我们讨论了流行病引发的远程工作和旅游实践如何增加了农村/沿海地区以及一些理想城市对短期租赁和第二套住房的需求。大流行加速了先前存在的反城市化趋势，对欧洲各地的住房供应和负担能力产生了影响。讨论了规范私人拥有住房使用的政策挑战，随后提出了未来研究途径的建议。