Quasi-Retail Activity in Britain: Planning Issues and Policies

Abstract

The encroachment of quasi-retail uses into traditional shopping areas is a significant feature of urban change in Britain. The problem for planners is whether they add or detract from the viability and attractiveness of shopping centres. The paper examines the range of planning policies existing and the assumptions upon which they are based. It is concluded that planners have been hampered by their inability to conduct research necessary to substantiate policy recommendations, and suggest more research is undoubtedly needed to monitor quasi-retailing and evaluating its impact on economic performance and consumer behaviour.

*^*This paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 26 April 1982, San Antonio.

*^*This paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 26 April 1982, San Antonio.

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*^*This paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 26 April 1982, San Antonio.