Urban policies, planning and retail resilience

Fernandes, José Alberto Rio; Chamusca, Pedro

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2012.11.006

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“…Some scholars have argued that a neoliberal political context is important in order to understand recent Portuguese territorial and urban governance. Fernandes and Chamusca (2014) depict a field dominated by the lack of regional planning, municipal competition, public-private partnerships for urban regeneration, and the prevalence of market-driven urban policies. Mendes provides a critique of the national program for the regeneration of "critical neighborhoods," concluding that the participatory processes were instrumentally used to "legitimise the State's capitalist power to regulate" and favor real estate stakeholders, strengthening "the power over and the domination of the urban space" (Mendes, 2010(Mendes, , p. 1184.…”

Section: Critiques Of Neoliberalism Applied To Portugal and Lisbonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reconsidering neoliberal urban planning in times of crisis: urban regeneration policy in a “dense” space in Lisbon

Tulumello

2015

Urban Geography

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In this article, I contribute to recent debates about the concept of neoliberalism and its use as an explanatory concept, through the analysis of urban planning and regeneration policy in Lisbon amidst crisis and austerity. Suggesting a look at neoliberalization from a threefold perspective-the project, governmentalities, and policymaking-I analyze how current austerity-policy responses to the European economic crisis can be understood as a renewed and coherent deployment of neoliberal stances. The article presents implications for urban planning in Lisbon and thus suggests an exploration of the negotiations and clashes of hegemonic neoliberal governmentalities and policies with the local social and spatial fabric. For this exploration, I select a "deviant" case-the Mouraria neighborhood, a "dense" space in which the consequences of policies diverge sharply from expectations. In conclusion, I suggest that neoliberalization (in times of crisis) should be understood as a coherent project compromised by a set of highly ambiguous governmentalities, which bring about contradictory policymaking at the local level.

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Section: Critiques Of Neoliberalism Applied To Portugal and Lisbonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reconsidering neoliberal urban planning in times of crisis: urban regeneration policy in a “dense” space in Lisbon

Tulumello

2015

Urban Geography

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“…In Portugal, after the huge success of hypermarkets and malls, and a severe city centre crisis, the first law with clear restrictions on the licensing of large-scale retail stores was approved in 1989 and amended in 1992 (Fernandes and Chamusca, 2012). In Turkey, new legislation on supermarkets, hypermarkets and chain stores, applicable to commercial areas with more than 5000 m2 was drafted in 2004.…”

Section: R Esilie N C E a N D M A In S Tr E E T S H O P P In Gmentioning

confidence: 98%

Urban resilience and main streets in Ankara

Ercoşkun

Ozuduru

2014

International Development Planning Review

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The d e c lin e o f m ain streets a n d the rise o f sh o p p in g centres have been discussed fo r decades. This p a p e r aim s to describe the ro le o f m ain streets in a c h ie vin g a high level o f urban resilience. We analyse s h o p p in g preferences o f m ain street users in term s o f resilience. The increa sing n u m be r o f sh o p p in g centres has be com e a th re a t fo r m ain streets in A n k a ra , w hich has the highest level o f sh o p p in g centre space supply a m o n g Turkish cities. O u r research are a covers 1 1 m ain streets in the Central Business District. Users' p e rcep tions on v a rio u s street a ttrib u te s, s h o p p in g and the b u ilt en v iro n m e n t are in vestig ated using a survey. The survey results show th a t m ain streets are m a in ly used by u rb an dw ellers liv in g ne ar the city centre. The users visit these streets fo r sh o p p in g , e a tin g a n d e n te rta in m e n t purposes. This creates p e rson al bo nd s and fa m ilia rity , o ffe rin g trust in a cozy a tm osp he re w ith re a son able prices and the o p p o rtu n ity to b a rg a in increase loyalty, w hich co n trib u te s to the e c o n o m ic resilience. This proves the strength o f m ain streets and retaile rs on m ain streets to a d a p t to the effects o f a possible e c o n o m ic crisis. In -d e p th interview s reveal th a t re v ita lis a tio n pro g ra m m e s th a t take in to a c c o u n t the strengths o f the m ain streets w ill enha nce user diversity, store variety an d a ttra c t special bra nd s in m a in streets. K e y w o rd s : m ain streets , urban resilience , custom er pre ferences, shopping , AnkaraIn tro d u ctio n Urban space is shaped by people, and urban life attracts people because of the social, cultural and economic amenities that a city offers along with the consumption of goods and services. Shopping has become a major activity in urban life and it enhances social vitality and economic viability. It is also a convenience for people to sustain their lives. People living in cities need to buy goods, such as food, clothing and furniture, and utilise services in various outlets, such as tailors, hairdressers and beauty salons. Shopping venues, however, have transformed significandy in pursuit of the economic restructuring in the 1980s (Alzubaidi et al., 1997; Harvey, 2007). It has been a promi nent topic in the planning literature to discuss the spatial and economic differences between shopping centres and shopping streets and the impact of shopping centres on shopping streets (Southworth, 2005; Teller, 2008). However, studies on the distinctive characteristics of users and retailers in shopping streets are limited.

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“…Urban planning and management policies can also increase or decrease the resilience of retail sector [27]. This may be especially true for the urban small retailers.…”

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Retail Ecosystem in India—An Overview of the Regulatory Framework and the Emerging Paradigm

Sebastian¹,

Gupta²

2018

TEL

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Indian retail sector has been a strong area of interest and discussion both within and outside India for a number of reasons. India has the highest retail density in the world dominated by small retail outlets, which many call as "mom & pop" stores. But the sector of late has been undergoing a major transformation in terms of its structure and scale. Slowly and steadily, the big players have been entering in this field and the sector is evolving into organized shape and structure. The Indian retail sector has been categorized as the top player among the developing country markets in terms of future growth potential. This has created strong interest among big retail players of the world in the Indian retail sector but at the same time has created anxieties and fears in the minds of small Indian retailers. In this context, the regulatory environment for this sector is evolving and has a lot of challenges in hand in terms of how to balance the interests of both small and large players as well as organized and un-organized players. The study is based on an extensive survey of literature, industry reports, and field survey of small retailers. Drawing upon the analysis of primary and secondary data, the study highlights the issues facing the sector and comes out with some pertinent policy recommendations.

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Urban policies, planning and retail resilience

Cited by 90 publications

References 17 publications

Reconsidering neoliberal urban planning in times of crisis: urban regeneration policy in a “dense” space in Lisbon

Reconsidering neoliberal urban planning in times of crisis: urban regeneration policy in a “dense” space in Lisbon

Urban resilience and main streets in Ankara

Retail Ecosystem in India—An Overview of the Regulatory Framework and the Emerging Paradigm

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