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Retailing, Sustainability and Neighbourhood Regeneration (Reconciling Environmental & Social Concerns)
Retailing Sustainability and Neighbourhood Regeneration - Reconciling Environmental & Social Concerns Author:Michael Carley, Karryn Kirk, Sarah McIntosh A characteristic which distinguishes deprived from prosperous neighbourhoods is the dearth of local shops supplying good quality, nourishing food and household goods at reasonable prices. This situation increases disparity in health and quality of life between rich and poor and is a contributor to, and an outcome of, social exclusion. There is, ... more »however, increasing attention in regeneration projects to retail revitalisation initiatives (community and mobile shops, shopping area renewal, brownfield malls, subsidized public transport to shops, etc.). This report outlines the importance of local shopping facilities to households in regeneration areas. It is based on a study of 12 case studies which examined retail regeneration in different locations. The report documents the charateristics of success in some and failure in others and investigates the relationship of subsidy to market operation and the conditions under which retailers will invest in regeneration areas. The report also assesses potential changes in national policies, which, when combined with local action, could achieve benefits in regeneration and reduced car-dependency.« less