Lo sviluppo degli spazi di coworking nelle aree periferiche e rurali in Italia

Titolo Rivista TERRITORIO
Autori/Curatori Mina Akhavan, Ilaria Mariotti, Federica Rossi
Anno di pubblicazione 2022 Fascicolo 2021/97 Suppl. Lingua Inglese
Numero pagine 8 P. 35-42 Dimensione file 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/tr2021-097-Supplementooa12925
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La nascita e lo sviluppo degli spazi di coworking si sono rivelati un fenomeno prevalentemente urbano. Negli ultimi anni, tuttavia, le aree periferiche e rurali stanno diventando molto attrattive per questa tipologia di nuovi luoghi del lavoro, anche se la letteratura su questa tematica è limitata.Questo articolo mira a colmare la lacuna, passando in rassegna gli studi sul tema, discutendo il rinnovato ruolo dei coworking nelle aree periferiche e rurali durante la pandemia Covid-19, e fornendo un quadro dettagliato e aggiornato del crescente numero di CSs nelle Aree Interne e nelle aree rurali italiane nel periodo 2018-2020. Infine, vengono presentati alcuni casi studio di coworking periferici e rurali, seguiti da alcune riflessioni conclusive e idee di ricerca per il futuro.

Coworking space is predominantly an urban phenomenon. Nevertheless, in the last few years, peripheral and rural areas are becoming attractive for this typology of new working spaces, but the literature on this topic is scant.The current paper aims to fill this gap by reviewing the studies on this issue and discussing the renewed role of coworking spaces in peripheral and rural areas during the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on Italy. Moreover, a detailed and updated picture of the increasing number of coworking spaces in 2018-2020 in the Italian Inner Areas and rural areas is provided. Finally, some case studiesof peripheral and rural coworking spaces are presented, followed by conclusions and further research.

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Mina Akhavan, Ilaria Mariotti, Federica Rossi, Lo sviluppo degli spazi di coworking nelle aree periferiche e rurali in Italia in "TERRITORIO" 97 Suppl./2021, pp 35-42, DOI: 10.3280/tr2021-097-Supplementooa12925