Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: The Covid-19 pandemic has altered the habits and lifestyle of every citizen worldwide who is \nexperiencing social distancing, mainly in the work environment, increasing the degree of uncertainty, \nespecially in creative and innovative sectors. New trends, such as remote working and teleworking, \nemerged, marking a shift in the working culture, and producing a growth of intermittent work \n53 \nmodalities and diverse, even community-led, dynamics affecting our urban environment \neconomically, socially, and spatially. \nDuring the year 2020, we have been witnessed a wave of workers moving from traditional work in \nthe office (Second Place) to teleworking at home (First Place) or a Third place (i.e., coworking \nspaces), with significant effects on the worker’s performance and the geography of work, including \nimplications for the environment. Even if the turn towards local coworking places was already in \nplace, the impact of Covid-19 on coworking has rendered these local spaces vital pieces of an \ninfrastructure of local resilience as work will shift away from global metropolitan areas, as suggested \nby numerous analyses based on extensive surveys. Within this context, the present paper aims to \nexplore whether and how teleworking impacts the worker him/herself in terms of productivity, quality \nof life, and well-being. Moreover, the effects of working in a local coworking space (community-led \ncoworking space) are discussed, and attention is devoted to the role of these workplaces to \naccommodate teleworkers.
Authors: Ilaria Mariotti, Irene Manzini Ceinar
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Award: G434337789
OpenAlex ID: W3193371402