Towns, High Streets and Resilience in Scotland: A Question for Policy?

Sparks, Leigh

doi:10.3390/su13105631

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“…Consequently, these attributes and community competences were expressed publicly by communicating moral values such as fairness, accountability, reciprocity, and transparency, demonstrating their moral consciousness, shared values, and traditions [49], and a moral commitment to society at the community level and beyond. More importantly, these competences and commitment from CLFFRs indicate a representation of retailing conflicting with that of the large food retailers who are perceived as being "increasingly divorced" from their communities [3] (p. 10).…”

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“…This study is set within a context of academic and NGO debates around the sustainability and resilience of the retail sector [1][2][3]. Consequently, our research examines how community-led food retailers contribute to the resilience and sustainability of urban retail systems and communities in the UK.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The growth of the convenience sector and the impact of the "corporate convenience store" [18] have also had a significant effect on urban food consumption behaviours, contributing to the gentrification of some urban areas and food deserts in others. More recently, this retail disaggregation and decentralisation has meant that retailers have become "increasingly divorced" from the communities they once served [3] (p. 10).…”

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The Role of Community-Led Food Retailers in Enabling Urban Resilience

2021

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Our research examines the extent to which community-led food retailers (CLFRs) contribute to the resilience and sustainability of urban retail systems and communities in the UK, contributing to existing debates on the sustainability and resilience of the UK’s urban retail sector. While existing literature has predominantly focused on larger retail multiples, we suggest more attention be paid to small, independent retailers as they possess a broader, more diffuse spatiality and societal impact than that of the immediate locale. Moreover, their local embeddedness and understanding of the needs of the local customer base provide a key source of potentially sustainable competitive advantage. Using spatial and relational resilience theories, and drawing on 14 original qualitative interviews with CLFRs, we establish the complex links between community, place, social relations, moral values, and resilience that manifest through CLFRs. In doing so, we advance the conceptualization of community resilience by acknowledging that in order to realise the networked, resilient capacities of a community, the moral values and behavior of the retail community need to be ascertained. Implications and relevant recommendations are provided to secure a more sustainable set of capacities needed to ensure resilient, urban retail systems which benefit local communities.

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The Role of Community-Led Food Retailers in Enabling Urban Resilience

2021

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“…Most cities are characterised by historically grown city centres, which, with their architectural buildings and monuments, shopping streets, public squares and areas, cultural facilities, residential areas and tourist destinations, shape the cityscape and influence the identity of their inhabitants. Inner cities have thus always been places of urban life, which is characterised by trade, housing, work, culture, tourism and the meeting and coming together of people [1][2][3][4].…”

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Resilient Inner Cities: Conditions and Examples for the Transformation of Former Department Stores in Germany

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Othengrafen

2022

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Digitalisation is leading to fundamental changes in the German retail sector and the city centres as places of trade. Traditional forms of business such as department stores have significantly reduced their branch networks. Their conversion poses major questions not only for the property owners but also for the municipalities concerned. As key properties, the buildings are of particular relevance for the reorientation of the inner-city use structure. In view of the reduced importance of retail in inner cities, it is discussed how the transformation of these properties can increase the resilience of city centres. Therefore, we conducted a systematic literature analysis on urban and retail resilience and derived ten dimensions for resilient city centres. We applied the ten dimensions and related criteria in the analysis of five selected case studies in Germany and assessed that new, innovative and flexible re-uses could be realised in the former department stores, increasing the multifunctionality and robustness of the city centres. The conversion of the buildings is not only sustainable from the perspective of climate and resource efficiency, but also contributes to the preservation of the local building culture and the identification of the citizens with the inner city.

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“…Stretching from the idea that it was a parasitic activity that did not actively contribute to the urban economy and, rather, acted as mere intermediaries between producers and consumers [14], retail has acquired a position of relevance, especially after the recognition of its key role in the vitality and viability of town centres [15,16]. In academia, part of this discussion arose with the appearance of peripheral commercial precincts (such as the hypermarkets in France that led to the enactment of the Loi Royer [17] or the shopping centres in the UK and the subsequent implementation of the town centre first policy [18][19][20]). Progressively, the incorporation of retail in urban policies occurs, and retail planning began to acquire particular relevance from 1980s onwards [21,22].…”

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Business Improvement Districts: A Systematic Review of an Urban Governance Model towards City Center Revitalization

Guimarães

2021

Land

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For some time, business improvement districts (BIDs) have entered into the discourse and practice of academics and urban planners. This model for town centre revitalization was created in North America, whose success has led to its transfer to a growing number of countries. This evolution highlights the importance of BIDs as an urban planning practice, as well as an object of study for academics interested in new models for intervening in central urban areas. BIDs are public–private partnerships, framed within an entrepreneurial logic of urban management that aims to increase the cities’ competitiveness. In this article, we aim to unfold the main research subjects of the literature focused on BIDs. We develop a systematic review for said endeavor, resorting to the established PRISMA protocol. After the screening and analysis of selected articles, four main research subjects were documented: (i) urban governance; (ii) urban policies: mobility and transfer; (iii) activities/axis of intervention; and (iv) types of BIDs/places of intervention. The selected literature enhances the contradictory nature of BIDs, ranging from the economic revitalization of city centres to the occasional exclusionary stance, in which it is developed. Our analysis also points to the important role of different actors in all stages of the policy transfer and implementation.

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Towns, High Streets and Resilience in Scotland: A Question for Policy?

Cited by 12 publications

References 41 publications

The Role of Community-Led Food Retailers in Enabling Urban Resilience

The Role of Community-Led Food Retailers in Enabling Urban Resilience

Resilient Inner Cities: Conditions and Examples for the Transformation of Former Department Stores in Germany

Business Improvement Districts: A Systematic Review of an Urban Governance Model towards City Center Revitalization

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