D3.2 Technical Report: “Selection of the 2nd set of case study cities” (v0.0 – 31/12/2020) SMARTDEST – D3.2 Technical Report: “Selection of the 2nd set of case study cities” CONTEXT Grant agreement 870753 Programme Horizon 2020 Call Call: H2020 TRANSFORMATIONS-03-2018-2019 Project acronym SMARTDEST Cities as mobility hubs: tackling social exclusion through “smart” Project title citizens engagement Project starting 01/01/2020 date Project end date 31/12/2022 Project duration 36 months Project work WP3 LOCAL EFFECTS package D3.2 Technical Report: “Selection of the 2nd set of case Deliverable title study cities” Nature of REPORT deliverable Dissemination level PUBLIC Due date of 31/12/2020 (M12) deliverable Actual date of 31/12/2020 deliverable Produced by Lukas Alexander, Elisabetta Mocca and Yuri Kazepov Approved by URV Project partners 2 SMARTDEST – D3.2 Technical Report: “Selection of the 2nd set of case study cities” DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD Issue date Version Author Sections affected / Change Lukas Alexander, 31/12/2020 V0 Elisabetta Mocca and 1st version Yuri Kazepov 3 SMARTDEST – D3.2 Technical Report: “Selection of the 2nd set of case study cities” TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ..................................................................................................................... 8 I. CASE STUDY: Edinburgh ................................................................................... 10 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 11 Precarisation ................................................................................................... 16 Platformisation ................................................................................................ 22 Festivalisation.................................................................................................. 23 Edinburgh during COVID and perspectives on the “recovery period” ................. 31 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 32 Appendix ................................................................................................................ 35 References ............................................................................................................. 36 II. CASE STUDY: Lisbon ......................................................................................... 44 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 45 Contextual dimensions and main trends ........................................................... 48 Housing ........................................................................................................... 53 Commercial landscape transformation ............................................................. 59 Trends during COVID and perspectives on the “recovery period”....................... 63 Conclusion and case study entry point .................................................................... 64 Appendix ................................................................................................................ 67 References ............................................................................................................. 69 III. CASE STUDY: Ljubljana ..................................................................................... 72 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 73 The contextual dimensions and the main trends ............................................... 74 Housing: exclusion of students and young families from the real estate market 86 Gentrification .................................................................................................. 90 Sustainability and technology readiness ........................................................... 94 Trends during COVID and perspectives on the “recovery period”....................... 98 Conclusions ............................................................................................................ 98 Appendix .............................................................................................................. 102 References ........................................................................................................... 103 4 SMARTDEST – D3.2 Technical Report: “Selection of the 2nd set of case study cities” IV. CASE STUDY: Turin ......................................................................................... 107 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 108 The contextual dimensions and the main trends ............................................. 108 Regime change .............................................................................................. 124 Students and housing ..................................................................................... 127 Students-driven place transformations ........................................................... 133 Key stakeholders (already contacted) ............................................................. 136 Coping strategies ........................................................................................... 137 Covid-19 and (eventual) post-Covid ................................................................ 137 Conclusions .......................................................................................................... 139 Appendix .............................................................................................................. 140 References ........................................................................................................... 142 5 SMARTDEST – D3.2 Technical Report: “Selection of the 2nd set of case study cities” LIST OF GRAPHS Table 1: Devolved and reserved matters in Scotland. ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Figure 1: Mapping of Edinburgh Festivals alongside Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation. ..................................................................... 34 Figure 2: Number of passenger arrivals per year at Lisbon Airport. ............................................................................................................... 46 Table 2: Age cohorts and formal education levels (Lisbon; historic centre). ................................................................................................ 48 Table 3: Number of foreign resident permits (total; per main nationality). .................................................................................................. 48 Table 4: Name and party of Lisbon mayors and Portugal’s Prime-minister (2007-2020) ........................................................................... 49 Table 5: Economic indicators for Lisbon Metropolitan Area 2018. ................................................................................................................ 49 Figure 3: Profile of economic activities in Lisbon Metropolitan Area 2017. .................................................................................................. 50 Table 6: Occupancy of housing units. .................................................................................................................................................................... 51 Figure 4: Number of licenses issued for new constructions and rehabilitation (Lisbon). ........................................................................... 51 Figure 5: Comparison of average income earnings and the evolution of housing market .......................................................................... 51 Table 7: Number of overnight stays in Lisbon and variation; average length of stay in Lisbon (in days). ................................................ 52 Figure 6: Number of cruise ship passenger arrivals in Lisbon (per year)........................................................................................................ 52 Figure 7: Number of tourist accommodation units in Lisbon (per year). ...................................................................................................... 53 Figure 8: Location of all hotels in Lisbon (2020). ................................................................................................................................................ 53 Figure 9: Location of all Airbnb listings in Lisbon. ............................................................................................................................................... 54 Table 8: State of conservation of buildings (Lisbon; historic centre). ............................................................................................................. 55 Figure 10: Location of visitors’ geotagged photos uploaded to Flickr (2008-2016). .................................................................................... 59 Table 9: Average tourist expenditure (Lisbon, per day). ................................................................................................................................... 60 Figure 11: TimeOut market, Cais do Sodré, Lisbon. .......................................................................................................................................... 60 Table