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Towards Robust Development of Retail Planning Policy: Maintaining the Viability and Vitality of Main Street Shopping Precincts
Author(s) -
BAKER ROBERT G.V.,
WOOD STEPHEN
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
geographical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.695
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-5871
pISSN - 1745-5863
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2009.00622.x
Subject(s) - vitality , deregulation , geography , urban planning , small town , business , suite , socioeconomics , civil engineering , economics , engineering , archaeology , philosophy , theology , macroeconomics
The deregulation of shopping hours has created a fluid environment where time‐poor, affluent and mobile households can access shopping opportunities away from traditional retail precincts. The consequence has been the substantial decline of the viability and vitality of many main streets in eastern Australia. This greater temporal fluidity, however, requires stronger land use regulations if traditional town or suburb main streets are to maintain economic viability and social vitality. A suite of simple definitions of retail form are suggested and a number of assessment guidelines are proposed as meeting the requirements for more robust retail development assessment, including considerations of the geography of localities, place and the built form environment.