Introduction. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future of working spaces

In the last decade, several disciplines have explored new forms of work-spaces and practices, including urban and regional economics, manage-ment, economic geography, human geography, urban and regional planning, architecture, and real estate. The studies have tackled this growing phenom-enon from various perspectives (e.g., corporate real estate, public and pri-vate organizations and local governance of cities, and urban and regional development). More recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our working habits, perhaps irreversibly. Florida et al. (2021) stated that the fear instilled by the pandemic has afected where people live, work, travel, and commute. Social distancing and hygiene restrictions have afected (i) work lifestyles worldwide; (ii) the geography of work; (iii) new models of workspaces; and (iv) a variety of remote working practices.