
Retail and Commercial Planning (RLE Retailing and Distribution)
Ross Davies(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 10. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
398 pages
978-0-415-75430-9 (ISBN)
Description
Changes in the philosophy of planning and the political influences behind it have led to an increasingly ambivalent approach to retail and commercial matters and a lack of clear goals and objectives as to what both central government and the local authorities should be concerned with. At the same time, changes within the distribution industry have brought new pressures to bear upon the environment which the conventional planning process seems ill-equipped to accommodate. This book, by an established leading authority, takes stock of the new problems to be confronted and provides the rudiments of an alternative planning approach to dealing with them.
It begins by examining the growth of office blocks and shopping centres, and goes on to analyse and criticise the existing planning processes, suggesting alternative procedures. It looks at the dual needs of development on the one hand and renovation and redevelopment on the other and discusses how these should be dealt with in the future. More specific problems are also examined: the impact created by new shopping schemes, the decline of small shops and related activities, the conflict over transport demands and provisions and the special physical needs of particular urban and rural environments. Throughout, the argument is supported by detailed examples of particular developments.
Originally published 1984.
It begins by examining the growth of office blocks and shopping centres, and goes on to analyse and criticise the existing planning processes, suggesting alternative procedures. It looks at the dual needs of development on the one hand and renovation and redevelopment on the other and discusses how these should be dealt with in the future. More specific problems are also examined: the impact created by new shopping schemes, the decline of small shops and related activities, the conflict over transport demands and provisions and the special physical needs of particular urban and rural environments. Throughout, the argument is supported by detailed examples of particular developments.
Originally published 1984.
Reviews / Votes
'A valuable and welcome undergraduate textbook.' Environment and Planning'Recommended unreservedly to managers and planners in the distributive trades and to all those who are concerned with the implications of current trends in the provision of shopping facilities.' Retail Distribution and Management
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-75430-9 (9780415754309)
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Content
List of figures. List of tables. Acknowledgements. Preface. Part 1. The Basis to Retail and Commercial Planning 1. The System to be Planned Part 2. The Subjects of General Management Plans 5. Examples of Strategic (Structure) Plans. The Case Studies 7. Retail and Commercial Development. Retail Developments. Commercial Developments. Some Radical Alternatives. The Control of Development. Conclusion 8. Renovation and Redevelopment Part 3. Specific Problems and Specific Plans 9. The Impact of New Shopping Schemes. Some International Perspectives. Effects of Outlaying Shopping Schemes. Effects of Town Centre Shopping Schemes. Postscript. Index