Urban/Metropolitan Planning Policies, Urban Policy, Urban Sociology - General & Miscellaneous, Policy, Development & Renewal of Infrastructure, Urban Renewal, City Planning & Urban Design, Europe - British Architecture, Urban Planning & Studies
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Overview
In this timely study Richard Evans critically examines the state of British town centres analysing the threats to their existence, the interests shaping their destiny and the prospects for their regeneration. The book begins by charting the evolution of town centres, asking what they are for and whether they still matter. The appearance of our towns is shown to have been transformed by retail, transport, commercial and cultural trends. The final and conclusive part of the book looks at who dominates the relationship between producers and users of towns, and the impact of public policy. Regenerating town centres ends with a survival strategy for the High Street in contemporary Britain.Editorials
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A study examining the state of British town centers, analyzing threats to their existence, the interests shaping their destiny, and prospects for regeneration. Charts the evolution of town centers, asking what they are for and whether they still matter, shows how towns have been transformed by retail, transportation, commercial, and cultural trends, and looks at public policy and the relationship between producers and users of towns. Concludes with a survival strategy for town centers in contemporary Britain. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
March 6, 1997
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Pages
192
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780719047183