Retailing, public policy and urban retail planning. Proceedings of the international symposium
Inner city ; Lisbon ; Portugal ; Retail trade ; Urban life
Recently there has been a growing concern about urban environment and the quality of urban way of life. Usually, the revitalisation of urban activities is considered as one of the most important urban activities. The A. argues that retail can play
The change of urban retail structures and the new urban planning: the case of Barcelona
Retailing, public policy and urban retail planning. Proceedings of the international symposium
Barcelona ; Catalonia ; Internationalization ; Large city ; Retail trade ; Spain ; Urban planning
This paper looks at retailing from an urban analysis tradition. Located at the cross-roads between different approaches, this line of thought allows new insights in old urban questions and, at the same time, proposes new theoretical perspectives
which relate tertiary activities with urban morphology. We will consider the small importance given by geographers to consumption in their research studies, then consumption as economic and social subject matter and the main structural changes undergone
Retailing, public policy and urban retail planning. Proceedings of the international symposium
. The change in the way of living and in shopping habits, the important growth of the city - which has spread into a big metropolitan area, where a lot and all sorts of commercial centers have been built - as well as the aging of population and urban