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Public Lifestyle in the Low‐Density City
Author(s) -
Wall Alex
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.604
Subject(s) - urban sprawl , dependency (uml) , advertising , sociology , media studies , business , urban planning , engineering , civil engineering , systems engineering
Much maligned, shopping centres have come to represent many of the negative aspects of low‐density areas. They are all too often associated with high car dependency and a paucity of cultural and public amenities. Alex Wall questions this preconception. Could the well‐conceived and designed shopping centre actually prove to be urban sprawl's redemption?. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.