Shifting discourses in the struggle over holiday rentals
A comparative socio-legal analysis of social mobilisation, legal reform and judicialization in Barcelona and Edinburgh
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Alquileres de corta duración, sobreturismo, gobierno local, judicialización, movilización socialResumen
Este artículo examina los discursos en transformación que intervienen en el conflicto sociojurídico que se está desarrollando en torno a los alquileres vacacionales o de corta duración. Centrándose de forma comparativa en Barcelona y Edimburgo, el artículo lleva a cabo un análisis que abarca la movilización emprendida por activistas y grupos de presión, las reformas adoptadas por autoridades locales y parlamentos, y las intervenciones judiciales, a fin de (1) identificar la emergencia de regímenes restrictivos para los alquileres de corta duración, a medida que éstos han pasado de ser una práctica en su mayor parte inocua a convertirse en una amenaza para la identidad de la urbe y su vida colectiva; (2) poner de relieve el papel decisivo del activismo de base y los procesos democráticos a la hora de impulsar este cambio, junto con la resistencia de los grupos rentistas a través de lobbying y recurso a los tribunales; (3) destacar el doble papel del derecho como herramienta para regular los alquileres de corta duración y como marco que limita los esfuerzos reguladores mediante el control judicial, observándose una divergencia significativa en este último respecto en los dos contextos; y (4) en última instancia, ensalzar el rol que deben desempeñar la sostenibilidad social y el bienestar de las comunidades locales en la gobernanza del turismo.
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