European cities embracing digital nomads

Abstract

Starting from the relationship between urban planning and mobility management, TeMA has gradually expanded the view of the covered topics, always following a rigorous scientific in-depth analysis. This section of the Journal, Review Notes, is the expression of a continuous updating of emerging topics concerning relationships among urban planning, mobility and environment, through a collection of short scientific papers. The Review Notes are made of four parts. Each section examines a specific aspect of the broader information storage within the main interests of TeMA Journal. In particular, the Urban practices section aims at presenting recent advancements on relevant topics that underlie the challenges that the cities have to face. The present note provides an overview of the policies and initiatives undertaken in two European cities to attract and retain digital nomads and remote workers: Venice (IT) and Madeira (PT). The contribution discusses the effectiveness of such initiatives and the benefits to designing specific programs and facilities to welcome digital nomads.

Keywords

• digital nomads
• remote workers
• urban policies
• venice
• madeira