Exploring the transformation and challenges facing urban commerce in the 21st century, this book analyses the retail apocalypse, the decline of shopping malls, commercial gentrification, the evolution of brick-and-mortar stores, and touristification.
Exploring the transformation and challenges facing urban commerce in the 21st century, this book analyses the retail apocalypse, the decline of shopping malls, commercial gentrification, the evolution of brick-and-mortar stores, and touristification.
Luis Alfonso Escudero-Gómez holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Santiago de Compostela. He is a senior lecturer in Human Geography at the Department of Geography of the University of the Balearic Islands. His research focuses on urban studies, with an interest in urban commerce, with a special emphasis on shopping centres and retail. He is the author of numerous publications, including complete books, as an editor of books and book chapters, as well as scientific journal articles. Rubén C. Lois-González is Vice President of the International Geographical Union and a Professor of Geography at the University of Santiago de Compostela. He specializes in urban and cultural geography. He was also Director of the Center for Euroregional Studies Galicia-North Portugal. He has led several international and European Union-funded projects, including SIESTA and multiple Spain-Portugal cross-border Interreg projects. He has authored over 200 books and chapters and more than 150 articles in academic journals.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction 2. 3. Beyond the Retail Apocalypse: The Future of Brick-and-Mortar Stores. 4. Planetary Urbanization and Retail-Less Cities: Commercial Desertification in Catalonia 5. The Loss of Commercial Vitality in City Centers: The Case of Oviedo 6. The Decline of Malls Outside the United States: An Analysis in Two Cities Specialized in Shopping Centers 7. Mapping of unused commercial spaces in Oviedo 8. Factors of (re)location of logistics areas: the case of the Central Iberum Platform in Illescas (Toledo) 9. Shopping Centers and Their Promotion as Safe Spaces for Consumption and Social Contact During the Transition Through the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Metropolitan Area of Monterrey, Mexico 10. Cities and Commercial Activities at the Service of Tourism. Three Sicilian Case Studies Compared 11. An analysis of the recent evolution of commerce in downtown Lisbon. Tourism, touristification, and commercial gentrification 12. Policies for the implementation of commercial urban agriculture in some western cities as hypothesis for alternative food network: Exchange, trade, and regeneration 13.
1. Introduction 2. 3. Beyond the Retail Apocalypse: The Future of Brick-and-Mortar Stores. 4. Planetary Urbanization and Retail-Less Cities: Commercial Desertification in Catalonia 5. The Loss of Commercial Vitality in City Centers: The Case of Oviedo 6. The Decline of Malls Outside the United States: An Analysis in Two Cities Specialized in Shopping Centers 7. Mapping of unused commercial spaces in Oviedo 8. Factors of (re)location of logistics areas: the case of the Central Iberum Platform in Illescas (Toledo) 9. Shopping Centers and Their Promotion as Safe Spaces for Consumption and Social Contact During the Transition Through the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Metropolitan Area of Monterrey, Mexico 10. Cities and Commercial Activities at the Service of Tourism. Three Sicilian Case Studies Compared 11. An analysis of the recent evolution of commerce in downtown Lisbon. Tourism, touristification, and commercial gentrification 12. Policies for the implementation of commercial urban agriculture in some western cities as hypothesis for alternative food network: Exchange, trade, and regeneration 13.
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