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<strong>TOURISMOS</strong>: AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF TOURISM<br />
Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 2011, pp. 141-163<br />
UDC: 338.48+640(050)<br />
SECOND HOMES AND THE NEED FOR POLICY<br />
PLANNING<br />
Ju<strong>an</strong> Gabriel Brida 1<br />
Free University of Bolz<strong>an</strong>o<br />
Linda Osti<br />
Free University of Bolz<strong>an</strong>o<br />
Esther S<strong>an</strong>tifaller<br />
Free University of Bolz<strong>an</strong>o<br />
For years second home tour<strong>is</strong>m has been <strong>an</strong> <strong>is</strong>sue of d<strong>is</strong>cussion between tour<strong>is</strong>t<br />
experts, real estate agents <strong>an</strong>d politici<strong>an</strong>s in both Mediterr<strong>an</strong>e<strong>an</strong> countries <strong>an</strong>d<br />
Alpine destinations, however it has not ra<strong>is</strong>ed much concern in academic circles.<br />
The aim of th<strong>is</strong> paper <strong>is</strong> to <strong>an</strong>alyze the second home phenomenon in order to<br />
acquire a better underst<strong>an</strong>ding of the overall situation <strong>an</strong>d give <strong>an</strong> insight into the<br />
aspects <strong>an</strong>d needs for policy pl<strong>an</strong>ning. For th<strong>is</strong> purpose South Tyrol has been<br />
taken as a case study, <strong>an</strong>d a comprehensive overview of the situation has been<br />
determined through both qu<strong>an</strong>titative <strong>an</strong>d qualitative investigation on opinions<br />
<strong>an</strong>d attitudes of second home owners, local residents, politici<strong>an</strong>s, real estate<br />
agents. The outcome of th<strong>is</strong> paper <strong>is</strong> a hol<strong>is</strong>tic picture of the phenomenon, which<br />
examines the positive <strong>an</strong>d negative impacts <strong>an</strong>d shows the need for public<br />
regulation through l<strong>an</strong>d use pl<strong>an</strong>ning.<br />
Keywords: second homes; policy pl<strong>an</strong>ning; economic impacts; tour<strong>is</strong>m<br />
development<br />
JEL Classification: L83, M1, O1<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
Second home tour<strong>is</strong>m covers all relationships, behaviours, <strong>an</strong>d<br />
actions that result from travelling to, <strong>an</strong>d staying at, the second home. It <strong>is</strong><br />
a flow of singular perm<strong>an</strong>ence <strong>an</strong>d strength as compared with other forms<br />
of tour<strong>is</strong>m: once a second home owner has acquired a second home, he<br />
may v<strong>is</strong>it it regularly <strong>an</strong>d year after year, spending h<strong>is</strong> holiday <strong>an</strong>d money<br />
within the second home region, without a single word of encouragement<br />
or promotion from <strong>an</strong>y tour<strong>is</strong>t board. These second home owners also<br />
© University of the Aege<strong>an</strong>. Print ISSN: 1790-8418, Online ISSN: 1792-6521<br />
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