Spaces of Urban Platformisation: Airbnb and Coworking in Berlin

This book uses Berlin as a pivotal case study to analyse the transformation of urban spaces under the combined influences of financialisation and platformisation. By examining Airbnb’s impact on housing and the development of coworking spaces, it provides a detailed exploration of how digital platforms are reshaping fundamental urban sites of production and reproduction within the broader context of post-2008 financialised capitalism. The study offers three significant contributions to the ...