Town centre

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Town centre of Kajaani, Kainuu, Finland

A town centre is the

libraries
are often found in town centres.

Town centres are

public spaces
associated with a place.

Canada

Town centre of Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

In some areas of

Brentwood and Lougheed
Town Centres in Burnaby.

Philippines

Plaza Rizal in Biñan's poblacion
These paragraphs are an excerpt from Poblacion.[edit]
Poblacion (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; locally [pobläˈʃo̞n]) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up the area of a single barangay or multiple barangays. It is sometimes shortened to Pob.

United Kingdom

Town centre of Neston, Cheshire, England.

The first example in the UK of a purposely planned commercial or town centre is Newcastle's Grainger Town in the 1840s.

As changes in shopping patterns occurred, town centres have been forced to adapt and meet those changes. Comprehensive redevelopment of many British town centres occurred in the 1960s and 1970s, which often resulted in development of larger store formats, often with

modernist
styles of architecture significantly different from their surroundings.

Other major changes included the development of indoor

Modernist
fashion reflecting the architectural styles of the period.

During the

Gyle Centre
in Edinburgh. Developments of this type have, in a number of places, resulted in a decline in traditional town centres.

The preponderance of chain stores using the same corporate identity, livery and so on in most or all of their outlets has led to a lack of diversity in many towns and cities, with the phrase clone town being used.

Today, there is a focus on the redevelopment of town centres and the creation of a greater mix of uses in the centres. Planning policy focus aims to maintain town centres as vibrant successful places, which are accessible to everyone by means other than the private car.[1][2]

Many town centres have undergone major redevelopment, with environmental improvements and increased retail floorspace. Major town centre shopping malls, such as the Arndale Centre and the Bullring Centre, have also undergone major redevelopment to improve their image.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Scottish Planning Policy 8: Town Centres and Retailing". Scotland.gov.uk. 2006-07-26. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
  2. ^ "Planning Policy Statement 6 - Planning for Town Centres" (PDF). 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2012-12-25.

Bibliography

  • Ayris, I (1997) A City of Palaces
  • Cowling, D (1997) An Essay for Today- The Making of the Scottish New Towns 1946-1996
  • Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2005) PPS6- Planning for Town Centres
  • Scottish Executive (2006) SPP8- Town Centres & Retailing
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