Location patterns and drivers of coworking spaces in European regions

The location patterns of new working spaces and the factors driving their emergence have been widely studied in Europe. However, research has mainly focused on specific countries and very local areas. We widen this perspective to a regional one and conduct a cross-country study of the location patte...

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Autores: Méndez-Ortega, Carles, Smit, Martijn, Micek, Grzegorz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
OAI Identifier:oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/151425
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10609/151425
https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12603
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:coworking spaces
location determinants
France
Germany
Poland
Spain
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Sumario:The location patterns of new working spaces and the factors driving their emergence have been widely studied in Europe. However, research has mainly focused on specific countries and very local areas. We widen this perspective to a regional one and conduct a cross-country study of the location patterns and determinants of today's main new working spaces, specifically coworking spaces that facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing. Coworking spaces are traditionally associated in the literature with vibrant urban places, but they are also found in non-metropolitan regions. Drawing on a unique data set of coworking space locations in four large European countries (Spain, France, Germany and Poland), we test how demographic, economic, structural, technological and accessibility-related determinants affect the location of these spaces. We then investigate whether the identified determinants vary between metropolitan and non-metropolitan and between countries, controlling for spatial effects.