Remote working – spatial implications in Wales Report commissioned by the Welsh Parliament Dr Darja Reuschke Associate Professor School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton University Road Southampton SO17 1BJ Email:
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[email protected] —11 February 2021— 1 Table of Contents Executive summary........................................................................................................... 3 Background and introduction ........................................................................................... 4 Ability to work from home ................................................................................................ 5 Homeworking patterns pre-COVID-19 ............................................................................... 7 Estimated trends in homeworking .................................................................................. 10 Coworking futures .......................................................................................................... 12 Coworking trends in Wales before the COVID-19 pandemic ............................................. 13 What do Coworking Spaces offer? .................................................................................. 19 International coworking