Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
The role of coworking spaces in small and medium sized shrinking cities: The case of South Korea
Abstract Due to structural demographic shifts, declining population, economic restructuring and deindustrialization, the number of shrinking cities has been increasing in South Korea. To tackle these challenges, policy makers have promoted entrepreneurial environments, largely absent in such cities, to accelerate rates of revitalization by attracting talented young knowledge workers. The creation of collaborative coworking spaces is one of these policy responses. However, there have been rising concerns over whether such coworking spaces are producing the expected outcomes. It is uncertain whether policy makers are encouraging the development of coworking spaces without strong evidence of their effectiveness. The purpose of this paper is to find out what roles coworking spaces play in small and medium sized shrinking cities. A five-month study was conducted in 12 small and medium sized cities (<500,000 population) using two interrelated methods: 1) an online survey with users of coworking spaces in their 20s and 30s and 2) semi-structured interviews with the managing staff/owners of 4 coworking spaces. Based on the study, the research concludes that the coworking spaces played a key role in bringing young people together and helping them to start new businesses by providing proper hard and soft infrastructure, hosting events and sharing information and knowledge.
Highlights The emergence, concept and expected outcomes of coworking spaces in relation to urban revitalization. The demographic changes, economic restructuring and the increasing number of shrinking cities in Korea. An online survey with users of coworking spaces in their 20s and 30s. Semi-structured interviews with managing staff/owners of coworking spaces. The roles and limitations of coworking spaces in shrinking cities in Korea.
The role of coworking spaces in small and medium sized shrinking cities: The case of South Korea
Abstract Due to structural demographic shifts, declining population, economic restructuring and deindustrialization, the number of shrinking cities has been increasing in South Korea. To tackle these challenges, policy makers have promoted entrepreneurial environments, largely absent in such cities, to accelerate rates of revitalization by attracting talented young knowledge workers. The creation of collaborative coworking spaces is one of these policy responses. However, there have been rising concerns over whether such coworking spaces are producing the expected outcomes. It is uncertain whether policy makers are encouraging the development of coworking spaces without strong evidence of their effectiveness. The purpose of this paper is to find out what roles coworking spaces play in small and medium sized shrinking cities. A five-month study was conducted in 12 small and medium sized cities (<500,000 population) using two interrelated methods: 1) an online survey with users of coworking spaces in their 20s and 30s and 2) semi-structured interviews with the managing staff/owners of 4 coworking spaces. Based on the study, the research concludes that the coworking spaces played a key role in bringing young people together and helping them to start new businesses by providing proper hard and soft infrastructure, hosting events and sharing information and knowledge.
Highlights The emergence, concept and expected outcomes of coworking spaces in relation to urban revitalization. The demographic changes, economic restructuring and the increasing number of shrinking cities in Korea. An online survey with users of coworking spaces in their 20s and 30s. Semi-structured interviews with managing staff/owners of coworking spaces. The roles and limitations of coworking spaces in shrinking cities in Korea.
The role of coworking spaces in small and medium sized shrinking cities: The case of South Korea
Kyung, Shinwon (Autor:in)
Cities ; 148
23.02.2024
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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