Ebook: Shopping Environments

Shopping centers have become the most common of shopping environments and have influenced the make-up of cities around the world. However, in recent years, the enclosed ""mall"" has evolved and diversified with new types of retail environments that were developed to better suit their locale and meet public expectation. This design guide has over 600 illustrations that present the core values and considerations that make a successful retail center: location, catchment user needs, as well as access and layout. Covering everything from site master planning to the e.;Front Cover; Shopping Environments; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Figure Credits; Biography; Part 1: The Development and Nature of Shopping Environments; 1. The Big Issues; Issues Facing Shopping Centres Today; Social and Human Issues; Buying an Experience; Increasing Expectations; Making a Destination; Customers Become Guests; Demographic Change; Catering Facilities; Safety and Security; Leisure and Entertainment; Women Shop Most in the UK; Shopping Habits; Planning Issues; Environmental Awareness; Integrated Transport Policies; Economic Issues.