Spatial processes of translation and how coworking diffused from urban to rural environments: The case of Cowocat in Catalonia, Spain

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The success of coworking in urban areas has increased the interest of actors from rural
areas to embrace the concept as way to improve the local socio-economic environment. The
chapter analyses the translation process of coworking practices from an urban setting,
Barcelona's metropolitan area, into rural areas in Catalonia. The results suggest that through
a process of reinterpretation, the different aspects constituting the understanding of
coworking (materiality, practices, and values) were able to be disembedded from its original …
The success of coworking in urban areas has increased the interest of actors from rural areas to embrace the concept as way to improve the local socio-economic environment. The chapter analyses the translation process of coworking practices from an urban setting, Barcelona’s metropolitan area, into rural areas in Catalonia. The results suggest that through a process of reinterpretation, the different aspects constituting the understanding of coworking (materiality, practices, and values) were able to be disembedded from its original urban context to be re-embedded in different rural environments. This research illustrates the tension between isolated and interconnected spaces of creativity.
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