The impact of Coworking spaces on residential areas - A systematic literature review

Coworking is a model based on sharing a working environment, typically an office, with other people, but in which workers' activities are carried out individually or in small groups. This working model is often confused with the traditional office space model, but unlike these, the workers do not necessarily belong to the same company or working environment. The spread of these spaces has increased over the last decade with the rise of freelancers, itinerant workers, and commuters. This activity, which is strongly driven by a spirit of sociability, independence, shared values, and synergy, tends more and more to break away from the typical working districts of the city, becoming satellite stations that grow in less predisposed areas of the city, such as: industrial district, rural areas, and residential ones. The literature on coworking spaces has been growing fast during the past year, to date, no literature review has systematically studied the effects of such collaborative-flexible new working spaces on residential areas. To fill the gap in the literature, this paper presents a systematic literature review of the effects of coworking spaces on residential areas and their inhabitants.The methodological approach is based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, also known as PRISMA. By considering the PRISMA checklist items. This study provides different aspects and identifies indicators from various cross-studies published in 10 years (2011-2021).Results show that USA and Europe exceeds the number of publications on these topics during the past decade, and the main research focus was based on spatial planning. With its ability to foster a community of specialized and well-trained people, CSs enhance the revitalisation of residential areas, create a identity and can provide social services for the municipality, which leads to a higher sense of wellbeing of the residents.