🌿 Rural coworking as social infrastructure and a driver of territorial identity in Catalonia. New ASO‑URV chapter.

Beyond attracting remote workers, coworking can help rebuild community and sense of place in rural areas.

📄 Sánchez-Vergara, Orel & Fernández (2025)
🔗 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-96-9059-6_11

#TerritorialIdentity #Catalonia #RuralCoworking #PlaceIdentity

Revitalizing Rural Landscapes Through Coworking Spaces: An Exploration of Narratives and Discourses on Place Identity

This chapter investigates the role of rural coworking spaces in revitalizing local landscapes and shaping place identity narratives in Catalonia, Spain. Through a case study and a thematic analysis of the Cowocat Rural network, the findings reveal the...

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🔍 Through the analysis of a thorough survey proposed to residents and visitors, we could identify the most #meaningfulplaces, and position there some totems.

🌱 The totems needed to be representative of specific aspects and topics of the #territorialidentity of Marghera. Local community experts worked to identify those topics, analysing those mentioned (once again) in the survey. It was amazing to find hints about #biodiversity, #history, the #fivesenses, #coexistence, #folkloricspirit, #belonging and much more.

🔗 It became apparent that walking from one totem to another could represent a valuable way to #explore and #connect physically and emotionally with the territory.

In the next post, I will dive into the nature of the totems and how they can showcase and represent Marghera authentically.

#codesign #collectivity #participatoryresearch