Steve Tiesdell, the founding Book Review Editor of this Journal, died on the 30 June after an illness that he had bravely fought for 12 months. As well as a personal tragedy for his family and many friends, Steve's passing represents a huge loss for our field of urban design. Steve was a much loved friend as well as a most valued colleague of ours. For many years, we taught alongside him, co-authored several books and many articles and worked on a number of funded research projects. Steve was one of those people with an untapped enthusiasm for all things urban. His curiosity, huge knowledge of the field, incisive analysis and great humour made him a fantastic companion with whom to explore cities, both literally and intellectually. These were qualities that he brought to his teaching and writing as anyone who has ever attended a talk by Steve, or had an office anywhere in his vicinity, will know-Steve lectured more enthusiastically and typed louder than anyone we know. Both were a consequence of his great passion for the subject. Working on books and articles with Steve was a joy and a very demanding undertaking. His standards were extremely high! After a childhood in Suffolk, Steve went to the University of Nottingham to study first architecture and then urban planning. In this he was a pioneer in a joint route through the two disciplines; and two of us and a number of others followed in his wake. Steve worked in practice as an architect, before returning to Nottingham as a lecturer and to do his PhD. He was the first 'young blood' to be appointed in Nottingham coinciding with the new and innovative undergraduate course. Again, two of us together with our former colleague, Steve Cassidy, followed him into academic posts. After Nottingham, Steve taught at Sheffield, Aberdeen and latterly Glasgow in, respectively, departments of urban planning,
This paper explores the crisis in our traditional shopping streets driven by the rapid move to shopping online. The paper examines the nature of traditional shopping streets; why physical and local shopping is important; conceptualizes the distinguishing characteristics of traditional forms of retail and online shopping alongside the factors that determine shopping choices; and explores different approaches to shaping the future of traditional shopping streets. Ultimately, it asks, what are the key place-based intervention factors that can help to guarantee a future for traditional shopping streets?
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