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The “inhabitant footprints” of second home owners in Alpine resort communities: anyone at home?
Quentin Benoît Guillaume Drouet
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EDYTEM (UMR 5204 CNRS), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, 73376, Le Bourget-du-Lac, CEDEX, France
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Short summary
The demographic trends of major Alpine ski resort municipalities are contrasted. Estimating their population is challenging due to multilocal lifestyles of permanent residents, seasonal workers, and second home owners. We propose an “inhabitant footprint” approach, based on a survey to analyse how second home owners influence year-round living dynamics in eight Alpine municipalities. The results show ambivalent outcomes depending on the resorts, household situations, and housing characteristics.
The demographic trends of major Alpine ski resort municipalities are contrasted. Estimating...
