Research Article

Home and Belonging in Digital Nomad Culture as a New Lifestyle: The Backpacked Home

Volume: 10 Number: 2 August 31, 2025
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Home and Belonging in Digital Nomad Culture as a New Lifestyle: The Backpacked Home

Abstract

Lifestyles worldwide are evolving in response to technological innovations, the information age, and large-scale disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic, earthquakes, wars, and economic crises. This study examines the emergence of new-nomad, digital nomad, and modern nomad lifestyles by building upon the traditional notion of nomadism, focusing on how individuals navigate concepts of root, rootlessness, and rooting within urban ecosystems. Employing a thorough descriptive approach that integrates a comprehensive literature review with official statistical data, the research centers on understanding the ways in which digital nomads’ flexibility and adaptability influence urban spaces and shape urban resilience. Istanbul, with its rich historical layers and diverse migration experiences, serves as a compelling case study. Through theoretical synthesis and comparative analysis of the findings, the study demonstrates that digital nomads embrace practices that expand global perceptions of space, reframe the notion of belonging, and transcend conventional ideas of fixed residence. Consequently, digital nomadism introduces fresh perspectives on “home” in the urban context, underscoring how flexible and adaptive strategies can both bolster urban resilience and, in certain contexts, pose new challenges. Overall, this research highlights how digital nomads are reshaping contemporary cities, prompting policymakers and stakeholders to consider innovative ways of fostering inclusivity and resilience.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Urban Design, Strategic, Metropolitan and Regional Planning, Architecture (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 31, 2025

Submission Date

March 4, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 7, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Biliş Özgün, S., & Mutman Uluengin, D. (2025). Home and Belonging in Digital Nomad Culture as a New Lifestyle: The Backpacked Home. Mimarlık Ve Yaşam, 10(2), 329-348. https://doi.org/10.26835/my.1651480
AMA
1.Biliş Özgün S, Mutman Uluengin D. Home and Belonging in Digital Nomad Culture as a New Lifestyle: The Backpacked Home. MY. 2025;10(2):329-348. doi:10.26835/my.1651480
Chicago
Biliş Özgün, Sena, and Demet Mutman Uluengin. 2025. “Home and Belonging in Digital Nomad Culture As a New Lifestyle: The Backpacked Home”. Mimarlık Ve Yaşam 10 (2): 329-48. https://doi.org/10.26835/my.1651480.
EndNote
Biliş Özgün S, Mutman Uluengin D (August 1, 2025) Home and Belonging in Digital Nomad Culture as a New Lifestyle: The Backpacked Home. Mimarlık ve Yaşam 10 2 329–348.
IEEE
[1]S. Biliş Özgün and D. Mutman Uluengin, “Home and Belonging in Digital Nomad Culture as a New Lifestyle: The Backpacked Home”, MY, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 329–348, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.26835/my.1651480.
ISNAD
Biliş Özgün, Sena - Mutman Uluengin, Demet. “Home and Belonging in Digital Nomad Culture As a New Lifestyle: The Backpacked Home”. Mimarlık ve Yaşam 10/2 (August 1, 2025): 329-348. https://doi.org/10.26835/my.1651480.
JAMA
1.Biliş Özgün S, Mutman Uluengin D. Home and Belonging in Digital Nomad Culture as a New Lifestyle: The Backpacked Home. MY. 2025;10:329–348.
MLA
Biliş Özgün, Sena, and Demet Mutman Uluengin. “Home and Belonging in Digital Nomad Culture As a New Lifestyle: The Backpacked Home”. Mimarlık Ve Yaşam, vol. 10, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 329-48, doi:10.26835/my.1651480.
Vancouver
1.Sena Biliş Özgün, Demet Mutman Uluengin. Home and Belonging in Digital Nomad Culture as a New Lifestyle: The Backpacked Home. MY. 2025 Aug. 1;10(2):329-48. doi:10.26835/my.1651480