How Remote Working and Placelessness Affect Future Planning for Innovation Districts: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Abstract

Urban areas that foster economic growth through innovation are receiving more attention lately. Consequently, Innovation Districts (IDs), as place-based strategies for economic development, have become a crucial intervention in urban planning and land-use policy. The literature highlights the typology of IDs and the built environment attributes that shape them. However, there needs to be more understanding of the role of the built environment amid growing remote working and placelessness. Thus, this research conducts a systematic literature review to investigate how the future planning for Innovation Districts will be influenced and how it can tackle the challenge of rising placelessness.