New Workplaces-Location Patterns, Urban Effects and Development Trajectories: A Worldwide Investigation

This book explores the innovative workplaces, such as coworking spaces and makerspaces, that are emerging as a result of digital innovations and the development of the knowledge economy and society. It provides insights into current trends, research methodologies, actors, location patterns, and effects, and discusses the complexities of their nexus with urban and regional change processes. The book includes case studies from advanced economies in North America and Europe and is intended for an international audience, including academicians, policymakers, and business operators.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 03 April 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book delves into the emerging landscape of innovative workplaces, specifically coworking spaces and makerspaces, as a result of digital innovations and the subsequent transformation of the knowledge economy and society in the aftermath of deindustrialization. Through extensive international and multidisciplinary research projects, the book offers fresh insights into current trends, research methodologies, actors, location patterns, and effects, as well as urban and regional policies and planning. The primary objective is to shed light on all facets of these novel working and making spaces, emphasizing their innovative geographies and the intricate interplay between them and urban and regional change processes, from both theoretical and empirical perspectives.

The book includes a diverse range of illuminating case studies from advanced economies in North America and Europe, carefully selected to align with the topic under analysis. These case studies provide valuable perspectives and practical insights into the dynamics and challenges of these new workplaces.

Designed for an international audience, the book appeals to academicians, policymakers, representatives of civil and entrepreneurial associations, and business operators alike. It serves as a valuable resource for understanding the evolving nature of work, the role of technology in shaping the workplace, and the strategies for creating and sustaining successful innovative workplaces in the 21st century.

Weight: 486g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030634452
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021