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Retail Geography (RLE Retailing and Distribution).
Studies of the organisation and location of retailing activity have played a central role in the emergence of urban geography as a major area of academic study. Moreover, retailing is increasingly the focus of interdisciplinary research, with economists, sociologists, psychologists and marketing spe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; RETAIL GEOGRAPHY; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. Urban Consumer Behaviour; Normative Spatial Models; Central Place Theory; Spatial Interaction Theory; The Behavioural Approaches; The Theoretical Behavioural Approach; The Empirical Behavioural Approach; The Cognitive Behavioural Approach; The Marketing Approach to the Study of Consumer Behaviour; Conclusions; References; 2. The Study of Retail Location; Problems of Classification and Organisation; The Study of Shopping Centre Location; Economic Theory; Land Value Theory
- Central Place Theory Spatial Interaction Models; Ecological Analogies; Store Location Research and the Study of Shop Patterns; A Marketing Geography Approach; Store Location Studies in Britain; Spatial Statistics and the Study of Shop Patterns; Changes in Retail Location; Studies of Retail Location Change; Conceptual Views of Retail Location Change; Retail Decentralisation; The Changing Retail Component of the Central Business District; Retail Location Change and the British Planning System; Conclusions; References; 3. Retail Organisation; The Distribution System; The System of Retailing
- Wholesale-Retail Relations The Techniques of Retailing; The Evolution of Retailing; Modern Trends in Retailing; Sources of Information; The Development of New Stores; International Comparisons; The Relative Health of Retailing; The Impact of Change; The Effects of large Superstores and Hypermarkets; Problems and Prospects for Small Shops; Shopping Centre Developments; Typologies and Classifications; The Development Process; The Impact of New Schemes; The Future of the Central Area; Store Assessment Research; Needs in Future Research; References; 4. Retail Activity and Public Policy
- Location Policies The Lack of Effective Policies; A Model of Location Policy Formulation; Preliminary Recognition and Defimation of Problems; Definition of the Planning Task; Data Collection, Analysis and Forecasting; Determination of Constraints and Objectives; Formulation of Operational Criteria for Design; Plan Design; Testing of Alternative Plans; Plan Evaluation; Decision-Making; Plan Implementation; Retail Price Policies; Business Structure Policies; The Concept of Efficiency; Pro-competitive Policies; Policies to Encourage Retail Growth; The Control of Market Power
- Control of the Birth and Death of Firms Consumer Protection Policies; Indirect Influences of Social and Economic Policies; References; 5. Conclusions; A Possible Research Framework; References; Notes on Contributors; Index