ABSTRACT
The chapter evaluates the impact of the digital economy on urban and land use planning in relation to economic crises. In particular, the study investigates Airbnb as a popular example of the digital platform economy and its impact on urban land use planning. This evaluation encompasses a threefold process: first, it theorises a framework based on the neo-Marxian approach to explain how the emergence of the new digital platform economy is related to crises in the market economy. Second, it classifies different institutional planning and policy-making approaches and regulations associated with Airbnb as a disruptive digital platform and provides an analysis of empirical cases in different countries. Third, it hypothesises a theoretical approach that describes the digital platform economy in three stages: emergence, growth, and diminishing return. The discussion and conclusion in this chapter provide insights for planners and policy makers as well as academics by helping them recognise and understand the essence of operation of the digital platform economy in relation to the crises of the market economy. Consequently, it may help in providing not only more compatible and sensible strategies but also more equitable approaches in dealing with disruptive digital platforms.
