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This book illustrates and discusses the main characteristics of port-city development dynamics with a focus on the fast-growing city-states of the Middle East, which are emerging as key players in logistics and the global supply chain. Maritime ports and the cities hosting them have long fascinated scholars – geographers, economists, architects, urban planners, sociologists etc. – as they become centres of exchange where different social and urban environments meet, at the intersection between land and sea. Given that the current body of literature on the topic is biased – mainly concerning the Western world and East Asian region – with mono-disciplinary tendencies, this book outlines a theoretical basis from a wide range of literature, linking port-city studies, globalization theories and logistics, and adopts a multidisciplinary perspective. The main target audience of the book includes scholars and graduate students in urban studies, spatial planning, urban and regional economics, logistics, geography and transport geography with an interest in studying port geography and the port-city interface, port infrastructure development and port hinterland dynamics; it will also benefit policymakers and urban planners whose work involves these topics.

PurposeThe literature on coworking spaces (CSs) is growing fast; notably, this topic has attracted a wide range of contributions from various disciplines during the past years. Although CSs first appeared in major cities, small towns and rural areas are also becoming attractive. To date, no literature review has systematically studied the effects of such collaborative-flexible new working spaces proliferating in non-urban areas. Therefore, this paper aims to present a systematic literature review about the effects of coworking spaces located in peripheral and rural areas.Design/methodology/approachThe methodological approach is based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, also known as PRISMA. Following the PRISMA checklist items, this study provides different aspects and identifies indicators from various cross-studies published in 10 years (2011–2021).FindingsResults show that, in the past decade, Europe has recorded the highest number of publications on the topic of coworking spaces (CSs); the main research focus was on spatial planning. CSs foster communities of specialized and high-skilled workers, attract businesses and venture capitalists and may accelerate urban revitalisation processes. The regeneration of spaces can positively affect the value of commercial properties in the vicinity and attract developers. Moreover, by establishing communities and networks beyond the working life, coworking was found to reduce depopulation and even foster the influx of non-urban areas.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study can be transferred to policymakers to be considered in designing tailored policies in non-urban areas and also places-that-don't matter.Originality/valueBy date, this study is the first attempt to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the effects of coworking spaces in peripheral and rural areas. This is important since this typology of flexible-collaborative working space is gaining public attention, especially during the pandemic and the development of such spaces in non-urban areas.

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 coworking spaces, as the most diffused form of new working spaces.

Preface -- Introduction. Digital technologies, and innovation of works and workplaces -- First Part – Phenomena -- 1. Third places for work: A comprehensive review of the literature on coworking spaces and makerspaces. Mina Akhavan -- 2. The emergence and spread of new collaborative makerspaces: The features of FabLabs in Europe within a global trend. Cecilia Manzo -- 3. The rise of the worldwide phenomenon of coworking spaces: Main patterns and future trends. Mina Akhavan, Vieri Calogero, Ilaria Mariotti -- 4. Exploring new workplaces with social network analysis. Fabio Manfredini, Stefano Saloriani -- Second Part – Actors -- 5. Coworkers and their business relations in localized settings. Veronique Schutjens -- 6. Makers as social innovators. Marianna D'Ovidio -- Third Part – Places -- 7. Situating the new sharing economy: 'Regional geographies' of Greater Seattle's coworking facilities. Yonn Dierwechter -- 8. Detroit after the Rustbelt: Digital innovation and economic regeneration in America's Midwest. Mark Wilson, Eva Kassens-Noor -- 9. Work sprawl: Knowledge work, digitization, and the changing relationship between activity and the city in Ontario. Filipa Pajević, Richard Shearmur -- 10. The urbanity of coworking spaces in France: The case of the Loire Valley Region. Divya Leducq, Christophe Demazière -- 11. Urban centrality in the new geography of innovation: Coworking spaces in London and Rome. Stefania Fiorentino, Nicola Livingstone -- 12. Coworking spaces in Italy: Location patterns and urban effects. Ilaria Mariotti -- 13. Observing the evolution of Milan makerspaces: Trajectories for taking roots process in close and far environments. Corinna Morandi -- Fourth Part – Agenda -- 14. What policies after the metamorphosis of workplaces? The case of urban small scale production. Simonetta Armondi -- 15. Clustering and classifying innovative workplaces: Which demands for urban and regional planning? Stefano Di Vita -- Conclusion and further research. Coworking spaces, makerspace, and the connections to territorial and productive ecosystems -- References.

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 coworking spaces, as the most diffused form of new working spaces.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Introduction: Learning from Gulf Cities -- Section I. The Gulf as Transnational -- 1. Giving the Transnational a History: Gulf Cities across Time and Space -- 2. Problematizing a Regional Context: Representation in Arab and Gulf Cities -- 3. Mobilities of Urban Spectacle: Plans, Projects, and Investments in the Gulf and Beyond -- Section II. Assembling Hybrid Cities -- 4. A Gulf of Images: Photography and the Circulation of Spectacular Architecture -- 5. Planning for the Hybrid Gulf City -- 6. Planning from Within: NYU Abu Dhabi -- Section III. Urban Test Beds for Export -- 7. Gateway: Revisiting Dubai as a Port City -- 8. Exporting the Spaceship: The Connected Isolation of Masdar City -- 9. "Two Days to Shape the Future": A Saudi Arabian Node in the Transnational Circulation of Ideas about New Cities -- Section IV. Audacity, Work-Arounds, and Spatial Segmentation -- 10. Real Estate Speculation and Transnational Development in Dubai -- 11. Consuming Abu Dhabi -- 12. A Quest for Significance: Gulf Oil Monarchies' International Strategies and Their Urban Dimensions -- Conclusion: From Gulf Cities Onward -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- Index