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European Narratives on Remote Working and Coworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Multidisciplinary Perspective

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

Part of the book sub series: PoliMI SpringerBriefs (BRIEFSPOLIMI)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Introduction to the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Coworking

    • Mina Akhavan, Marco Hölzel, Divya Leducq
    Pages 1-8Open Access
  3. Narrations of the Countries in Northern and Western Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    2. Acceleration of Remote Work and Coworking Practices in Estonia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

      • Kaire Piirsalu-Kivihall, Anastasia Sinitsyna, Luca Alfieri, Tiiu Paas
      Pages 19-27Open Access
    3. Not Going Back to the Office any Time Soon: Coworking Spaces in The Netherlands

      • Martijn Smit, Veronique Schutjens, Aleid Brouwer
      Pages 63-72Open Access
  4. Narrations of the Countries in Eastern Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Coworking Spaces in Poland

      • Grzegorz Micek, Karolina Małochleb, Katarzyna Wojnar, Maciej Smętkowski
      Pages 75-82Open Access
    3. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Influence on Coworking Spaces in Slovakia: West–East Division

      • Eva Belvončíková, Lukáš Danko, Oliver Rafaj
      Pages 83-95Open Access
    4. The Booming Growth of Coworking Spaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey

      • Tüzin Baycan, Meltem Parlak Mavitan, Gülfiye Özcan Alp
      Pages 97-106Open Access
    5. Coworking Places in Hungary During the COVID-19 Pandemic

      • Dóra Bálint, Réka Horeczki, Judit Kalman, Gabor Lux
      Pages 107-114Open Access
  5. Narrations of the Countries in Southern Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
    2. Italian Experiences in Coworking Spaces During the Pandemic

      • Ilaria Mariotti, Michele Lo Russo
      Pages 117-123Open Access
    3. Concluding Remarks: European Narratives About the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Coworking

      • Marco Hölzel, Mina Akhavan, Divya Leducq
      Pages 143-153Open Access

About this book

This open access book offers a multidisciplinary and comprehensive perspective regarding the immediate and long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on coworking spaces in the European Region. The current pandemic has imposed several effects on work and spaces for work. Some are immediate effects and will last for a short time (such as the closing down of the space), some will last longer (namely, the reorganisation of the space to meet the physical distancing), and some will stay for a long time (remote working and hybrid working). Although the literature on coworking spaces and the effects of the pandemic is growing fast, empirical studies are yet limited. Within this context, this book seeks a twofold aim: (i) to contribute to the fast-growing literature on coworking space and their effects at different scales; (ii) to present a multidisciplinary perspective about the effects of the yet-lasting Corona-pandemic effects on the patterns of remote working and consequently on coworkingspaces, as the most diffused form of new working spaces.   

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft), Delft, The Netherlands

    Mina Akhavan

  • Chair of Landmanagement, Department of Aerospace and Geodesy, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany

    Marco Hölzel

  • University of Lille, Lille, France

    Divya Leducq

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