Location of Coworking Spaces (CWSs) Regarding Vicinity, Land Use and Points of Interest (POIs)

Marco Hölzel, Kai-Hendrik Kolsch and Walter Timo de Vries
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Marco Hölzel: Chair of Land Management, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich, Germany
Kai-Hendrik Kolsch: Chair of Land Management, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich, Germany
Walter Timo de Vries: Chair of Land Management, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich, Germany

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-32

Abstract: Background: The place of work is, besides the place of residence, a main travel destination in the course of the day for working people, who make up the majority of western European societies. Other daily destinations, such as those for childcare, social activities, and buying groceries, are spatially related to both of these. This article aims to detect if and how the character of the neighbourhood and the associated land use is related to the location of coworking spaces. Specifically, we investigate the spatial relation between coworking spaces (CWSs) in peripheral and non-peripheral regions to specific points of interest (POIs). These POIs could be daily destinations relevant for a common lifestyle of working people. The data rely on identifying the location of CWSs (peripheral/non-peripheral, land use) in Germany and relating the location of CWSs to the location of POIs using georeferenced data. The results show an accumulation of CWSs and POIs in non-peripheral regions and residential areas and a higher number of specific POIs in their vicinity. From these results, we infer that a relatively higher number of specific POIs in the vicinity of CWSs makes it more likely to use this service and thus provides specific advantages to users of CWSs. If work is performed in a CWS close to the place of residence, other daily destinations could be reached in a short time and the spending capacity could remain in the local economy. The quality of life could increase, and the commute is shrinking with effects on traffic, carbon emission, and work–life balance. Further research could investigate whether this also occurs in an international context, and could focus on developing social-spatial models, by making of use remote sensing. In this way, one could measure the impact on public space and on the neighbourhood of CWSs more quantitatively.

Keywords: rural development; depopulation; diversification; sustainable development goals; co-working; points of interest; urban planning; 15-Minute City (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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