All Outputs (4)

Proximity and knowledge sharing in coworking spaces: The case of São Paulo (2023)
Journal Article
Nakano, D., Gomes dos Santos, E., Mota Lima, E., & Virani, T. (2023). Proximity and knowledge sharing in coworking spaces: The case of São Paulo. Geoforum, 144, Article 103789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103789

This paper studies proximity and knowledge creation and sharing in coworking spaces, which are currently abundant in large metropolitan areas. Physical and non-physical proximities can have a positive effect on knowledge sharing, as they facilitate c... Read More about Proximity and knowledge sharing in coworking spaces: The case of São Paulo.

Social inclusion and SMEs: The case of creative SMEs in Hackney Wick and Fish Island, London (2022)
Journal Article
Virani, T. E. (2023). Social inclusion and SMEs: The case of creative SMEs in Hackney Wick and Fish Island, London. City, Culture and Society, 32, 100493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccs.2022.100493

Creative cluster urban policy, aimed at regenerating parts of cities in the UK, has been linked with ameliorating social exclusion in the extant policy literature. This is paradoxical given levels of exclusion within the creative and cultural industr... Read More about Social inclusion and SMEs: The case of creative SMEs in Hackney Wick and Fish Island, London.

Micro-community engagement and area-based regeneration in East London: The case of Chrisp Street Market (2020)
Journal Article
Virani, T. (2020). Micro-community engagement and area-based regeneration in East London: The case of Chrisp Street Market. City, Culture and Society, 22, Article 100345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccs.2020.100345

This paper critically engages with how the notion of community is used in local economic development in England. Its primary concern is how current understandings of the concept of ‘community’ in regeneration, as well as how it is instrumentalised th... Read More about Micro-community engagement and area-based regeneration in East London: The case of Chrisp Street Market.

Coworking spaces in urban settings: Prospective roles? (2020)
Journal Article
Nakano, D., Shiach, M., Koria, M., Vasques, R., Gomes dos Santos, E., & Virani, T. (2020). Coworking spaces in urban settings: Prospective roles?. Geoforum, 115, 135-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.04.014

Coworking spaces (CWS) are workplaces created to provide infrastructure and interaction opportunities for independent professionals and freelancers. They are a result of a trend toward flexible and project-based assignments, shared use of durable ass... Read More about Coworking spaces in urban settings: Prospective roles?.