Market towns : roles, challenges, and prospects /

This book explores the future for market towns as focal points for trade, services and regeneration in rural areas, making recommendations for future policy to guide future development and achieve sustainability.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Powe, Neil A., 1969-, Hart, Trevor, Shaw, Tim
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Subjects:
Market towns > Great Britain.
Rural development > Great Britain.
Regional planning > Great Britain.
Bourgs (Marchés) > Grande-Bretagne.
Développement rural > Grande-Bretagne.
Aménagement du territoire > Grande-Bretagne.
Market towns.
Regional planning.
Rural development.
Marktplatz.
Great Britain.
Grossbritannien.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Neil Powe and Trevor Hart
  • Market town characteristics / Neil Powe and Trevor Hart
  • Exploring contemporary functional roles / Neil Powe, Trevor Hart, and Timothy Shaw
  • Policies for market towns / Trevor Hart
  • Transport / Geoff Vigar
  • Ready or not : the ageing of the market towns' population / Rose Gilroy, Liz Brooks, and Timothy Shaw
  • Market towns, housing, and regeneration / Stuart Cameron and Mark Shucksmith
  • Capacity vs. need : exploring regional differences in housing provision in market towns / Susannah Gunn and Neil Powe
  • Market towns and rural employment / Trevor Hart and Neil Powe
  • Visiting the shops : rural service centre or visitor attraction? / Neil Powe and Trevor Hart
  • Drivers for change in the case study towns / Trevor Hart, Neil Powe, and Timothy Shaw
  • Market towns : roles, challenges, and prospects / Trevor Hart and Neil Powe
  • Appendix 1: A short history of market towns / Neil Powe and Trevor Hart
  • Appendix 2: A short guide to the English development planning system / Trevor Hart.

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