Collaborative Workspaces Beyond the Urban (Hardcover)

Vasilis Avdikos

ISBN 10: 9819690587 / ISBN 13: 9789819690589

Published by Springer Verlag, Singapore, 2026

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Hardcover. This Open Access book explores the contemporary socio-economic challenges that European non-urban areas face, illuminating how collaborative workspaces (CWS) contribute to tackling them in multiple ways. Collaborative workspaces (such as coworking spaces, fab labs, creative hubs, etc.) for freelancers, self-employed, remote workers and start-ups are increasingly becoming a subject of local and regional economic development policies as they are considered important intermediaries that help deliver entrepreneurial development and local innovation agendas. There has also been a rise in CWS in less densely populated communities in rural and peripheral regions across the European Union that face particular challenges such as brain drain, low investment levels, and low levels of entrepreneurship. These non-urban CWS differ in terms of scopes, functions and impacts compared to those in urban centers. The contributions in this volume unpack the development processes of CWS in rural, suburban, remote and peripheral areas, their wider economic, social and community impacts at the local and regional level, as well as at the level of the individual worker and the enterprise. The book brings together contributions from a broad range of scientific disciplines, including social and economic geography, economics, business studies, architecture, planning, gender studies, and management studies. The contributions in this volume unpack the development processes of CWS in rural, suburban, remote and peripheral areas, their wider economic, social and community impacts at the local and regional level, as well as at the level of the individual worker and the enterprise. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collaborative Workspaces Beyond the Urban (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9819690587
• ISBN 13: 9789819690589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This Open Access book explores the contemporary socio-economic challenges that European non-urban areas face, illuminating how collaborative workspaces (CWS) contribute to tackling them in multiple ways. Collaborative workspaces (such as coworking spaces, fab labs, creative hubs, etc.) for freelancers, self-employed, remote workers and start-ups are increasingly becoming a subject of local and regional economic development policies as they are considered important intermediaries that help deliver entrepreneurial development and local innovation agendas. There has also been a rise in CWS in less densely populated communities in rural and peripheral regions across the European Union that face particular challenges such as brain drain, low investment levels, and low levels of entrepreneurship. These non-urban CWS differ in terms of scopes, functions and impacts compared to those in urban centers. The contributions in this volume unpack the development processes of CWS in rural, suburban, remote and peripheral areas, their wider economic, social and community impacts at the local and regional level, as well as at the level of the individual worker and the enterprise. The book brings together contributions from a broad range of scientific disciplines, including social and economic geography, economics, business studies, architecture, planning, gender studies, and management studies.

About the Author

Dr. Vasilis Avdikos, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece.

Prof. Dr. Suntje Schmidt, Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.

Dr. Ilaria Mariotti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

Dr. Ignasi Capdevila, PSB Paris School of Business, France.

Dr. Thilo Lang Leibniz, Institute for Regional Geography and University of Leipzig, Germany.

Vera Fabinyi, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece.