... development in and out of town and on both greenfield and brownfield sites. The paper then goes on to explore a number of the planning issues – trade impact, accessibility and transport considerations, environmental concerns and urban regeneration – raised by proposals for the development of multi leisure...

...John Pal; Emma Sanders Town centre management as an activity has been in operation for over five years in the UK. A postal survey of town centre managers and local planning officers in northwest England and North Wales showed that few had any means of assessing the effectiveness of their schemes...

... use of GISs as SDSSs also depends on full integration of GISs into the armoury of decision‐support tools used by retail managers. However, the diffusion of the benefits and applications has been remarkably slow, with location planning still being, by and large, the preserve of the major grocery...

... of selling space[ 22 ]. This estimate was based on a fairly liberal approach to planning applications. It is generally acknowledged that the first two waves of decentralization can be attributed to the development of superstores,initially by food retailers and subsequently by DIY, electrical,furniture...

...Lisa A. Phillips; Roger Calantone Examines the environment hostility‐planning‐performance relationship of Hong Kong retailers. A positive relationship is found between environment hostility and the threats encompassed by the existing labour shortage, rising rents, foreign‐based competition...

... government planning policy guidelines and ministerial statements. Identifies the key components of successful town centres including private/public sector partnerships and funding. Demonstrates, through an examination of initiatives taken by two particular authorities, the need for a flexible interpretation...

... is running so strongly that the new tighter government policy is unlikely to stop it completely. Many town centres could contract commercially, but they could continue to prosper by encouraging housing and services. © Company 1994 Cars Decentralization Location Out‐of‐town development Planning...

...Martin Davies; Ian Clarke Highlights the integral link between the location of a particular format of retail outlet and the benefit which they offer to the customer segments which they serve. Outlines a simple conceptual framework for planning store networks which can be used as a starting point...