Sustainable Regional Retail Centres : Tools for Planning, Design and Assessment (Hardcover)

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