Shopping Centres: Retail Development, Design and Management (Library of Planning & Design) - Hardcover

This book covers the effects of new technology on shopping centre design. Circulation, lighting, acoustics and air quality are important considerations here as is the provision of improved conditions for people with disabilities. The development of food courts, new retailing uses for old buildings, and methods of refurbishment of older centres also come under close examination. The book contains numerous international case studies.

In this new and expanded edition of Beddington's book the extensive studies of retailing units are extended in depth to cover the effects of new technology on shopping centres design. Circulation, lighting, acoustics and air quality are important considerations here as is the provision of improved conditions for handicapped people. The development of food courts, new retailing uses for old buildings and methods of refurbishment of older centres come under close examination in two additional chapters.