Sustainable Regional Retail Centres

Tools for Planning, Design and Assessment
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-84407-509-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm

The last two decades have witnessed a rapid increase in retail sector development, particularly the growth of regional retail centres. The concentration of new retail centres in out-of-town locations (usually occupying green field sites) and away from city centre locations has fuelled growing concerns about the threats they pose to cities and towns, and the ecological and socio-economic conflicts that arise from their uncontrolled growth.

Sustainable Regional Retail Centres is the first book to take a comprehensive look at regional retail centres in relation to environmental, social and economic sustainability. The book presents an overview of the development of regional shopping centres, including a vital analysis of consumer behaviour, trends and preferences. It defines their main characteristics and related impacts and explores the various sectors' involvement in their development and management. The sustainability of regional retail centres is questioned, and ways to diminish their negative impacts are presented. The authors then present an innovative assessment model which can be used to assess sustainability and incorporate it into plans for future retail centres, and into modifications of existing centres. Regional shopping centres consist of a complex amalgam of energy consumption, existing buildings and transport systems. The model presented by the authors is the first system to address the issue of sustainability for regional shopping centres, taking into consideration all these factors over the centre's whole lifespan. The authors use the model to present case-studies of sustainability assessments from out-of-town retail centres and then describe how the method can be adapted for use internationally and for in-town retail centres. The book provides an essential tool for designers, developers and regulators - offering checklists and practical guidelines for the future of shopping centres in terms of function, building quality, sustainability performance and impact on planning and design issues.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Waer, Husam Al

Sibley, Magda

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Einzel- und Großhandel
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: The development of out of town shopping centres and the changing face of retail planning and architecture
* Contemporary issues facing shopping centres and the changing face of retailing
* The development of out of town shopping centres: sustainability and changes in planning policies
* Retail architecture: challenges and factors affecting change
PART II: Sustainability indicators and assessment tools and their application in retail planning and architecture
* Sustainability, its meanings and applicability in retail architecture
* Key sustainability indicators for regional shopping centres: selection, benchmarks, measurements and new trends
PART III: New model development: A sustainability checklist for regional shopping centres (SCRSC)
* Building sustainability assessment methods: applications, limitations and development trends
* Sustainability checklist for regional shopping centres: the development of a model/ matrix
* Application of SCRSC on case studies
* Future directions and conclusions
* Bibliography
* Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Husam Al Waer worked as an architect in Liverpool and taught studio design at the University of Liverpool, school of architecture. He has worked as a researcher at the University of Liverpool and was a research associate at the School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading. He is now Lecturer in Sustainable Architecture & Technology at the University of Dundee. Dr Magda Sibley is a Senior Lecturer at the Liverpool University School of Architecture. She is currently supervising post-graduate and post-doctoral research projects on bio-climatic architecture, eco-tourism and sustainable urban regeneration in Middle Eastern and the North African historic cities.