Residential tourism and real estate appraisal

The present work aimed to investigate the phenomenon of residential tourism from an interdisciplinary perspective, examining the relationships existing between the socio-economic data of the territory (in particular that on empty rooms) and the appraisal (relative to the market prices of buildings). The hypothesis is that, by crossing these different types of data, and using GIS technology, we can define a model for interpreting the phenomenon of residential tourism aimed at identifying the areas characterized by greater attractiveness. In particular, we started from the idea that it is possible to discriminate data on empty spaces using information on market quotations, and that the analytical synthesis of indicators defined to describe social and estimative phenomena can give an index of appreciation (which is a true numerical index) of the areas investigated. To this end, the case study referred to the Calabrian coasts, characterized by a significant spread of tourism in private homes.