Nakano Schiach Koria Vasques dos Santos Vira 2020 Coworking Spaces Geoforum accepted version.pdf (163.64 kB)
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posted on 2020-05-22, 11:21 authored by Davi Nakano, Morag Shiach, Mikko KoriaMikko Koria, Rosana Vasques, Emerson Gomes dos Santos, Tarek ViraniCoworking spaces (CWS) are workplaces created to provide infrastructure and interaction opportunities for independent professionals and freelancers. They are a result of a trend toward flexible and project-based assignments, shared use of durable assets and exchange of services. Despite controversy, they are argued to compose the hardscape of innovative urban ecosystems and public policies have stimulated their creation. In São Paulo, since 2016, both city and state administrations conducted initiatives to start public CWS. Despite efforts, results have been mixed, and the problem is related, in part to lack of clarity regarding the roles CWS can play to users and in their cities. To address this issue, five CWS roles are proposed: infrastructure provider, community host, knowledge disseminator, local coupling point and global pipeline connector, and the more roles a CWS plays, the greater its impact on the city.
Funding
São Paulo State Research Support Agency (FAPESP) (Grant number 2018/26755-1).
History
School
- Loughborough University London
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GeoforumVolume
115Pages
135 - 137Publisher
Elsevier BVVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Geoforum and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.04.014.Acceptance date
2020-04-26Publication date
2020-05-21Copyright date
2020ISSN
0016-7185Publisher version
Language
- en