Coffee Culture and Urban Settings: Locating Third Place in the Digital Era. The Cases of About Life Coffee Brewers in Tokyo and Kopi Tuku in Jakarta

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211126.014How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Third place; coffee culture; urban settings; digital technologies; Jakarta; Tokyo

Abstract

By moving online to digital platforms, the idea of third place is blurred and, therefore, going through significant redefinition as the physical proximity and spaces for social interactions become less relevant. Historically, coffee shops have been a notable third place in many cultures and societies. Their meanings and roles evolve according to social norms, the need for flexible space, and the urban quality in their respective context. This study aims to illustrate such transformation by particularly looking into the impact of digital technologies on the emergence and existence of local coffee shops in two Asian cities, Tokyo and Jakarta. In less-organized urban settings such as Jakarta, digital platforms generate massive online food and beverage delivery services, including coffee. Meanwhile, in a well-maintained urban quality such as Tokyo, a certain degree of digital adoption helps promote coffee culture to a wider group of consumers and communities. Besides the influence of physical urban settings, the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) adoption has also brought critical changes to coffee culture and coffee shop’s presence as a third place. From our initial study, we conclude that, by leveraging ICTs and managing their physical arrangement, coffee shops can increase their place-making potential and maintain their third-placeness in the digital era.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Anastasia Widyaningsih
AU  - Putri Kusumawardhani
AU  - Diana Zerlina
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/29
TI  - Coffee Culture and Urban Settings: Locating Third Place in the Digital Era. The Cases of About Life Coffee Brewers in Tokyo and Kopi Tuku in Jakarta
BT  - Proceedings of the ARTEPOLIS 8 - the 8th Biannual International Conference (ARTEPOLIS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 119
EP  - 130
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211126.014
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211126.014
ID  - Widyaningsih2021
ER  -