Commercial Buildings in Town. The Influence of Discount Shops on the Trade Structure of a Small Town
Changes taking place in the spatial structure of trade in cities have been very dynamic in recent decades. The goal of the research was to determine the dynamics and direction of changes in shaping the traditional commercial structure of small towns, in the context of discount shops location. The su...
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| description | Changes taking place in the spatial structure of trade in cities have been very dynamic in recent decades. The goal of the research was to determine the dynamics and direction of changes in shaping the traditional commercial structure of small towns, in the context of discount shops location. The subject matter of the research constituted more than ten towns in southern Poland. Traditional shops located there were analysed in terms of their location, the profile and length of their activity. Studies on global trade development processes are available, as well as detailed research results on individual trade assumptions. On the other hand, there is a research gap regarding studies involving the location of commercial buildings, especially in small towns. The research results are a valuable source of information for representatives of various scientific disciplines as well as city authorities. The presented research provides knowledge and constitutes the basis for further research for representatives of various research fields. The areas with the most intensive commercial activity in the last 30 years were correlated with the number of inhabitants. For a selected group of towns, their binding urban planning documentation was verified with respect to specifications facilitating or excluding the establishment of discount shops. The conclusions reached on the basis of the research do not confirm a popular view that discount shops have a negative effect on urban space. The performed analyses indicate that there is no simple relation between a discount shop location and the decreasing number of traditional shops in the investigated cities. The presented research results gain an additional advantage—they form an archive of the development of commerce structure in towns in the period starting with the fall of the centrally planned economy and finishing with the COVID–19 pandemic. The presented material forms a basis for further urban studies which will use the experience gained at this stage |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1d56a0d699948a48eb2777a012379962023-11-23T04:03:02ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092021-11-01111258510.3390/buildings11120585Commercial Buildings in Town. The Influence of Discount Shops on the Trade Structure of a Small TownAgnieszka Szumilas0Pawel Pach1Department of Urban Design and Settlement Processes, Faculty of Architecture, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego St., 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Urban Design and Settlement Processes, Faculty of Architecture, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego St., 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandChanges taking place in the spatial structure of trade in cities have been very dynamic in recent decades. The goal of the research was to determine the dynamics and direction of changes in shaping the traditional commercial structure of small towns, in the context of discount shops location. The subject matter of the research constituted more than ten towns in southern Poland. Traditional shops located there were analysed in terms of their location, the profile and length of their activity. Studies on global trade development processes are available, as well as detailed research results on individual trade assumptions. On the other hand, there is a research gap regarding studies involving the location of commercial buildings, especially in small towns. The research results are a valuable source of information for representatives of various scientific disciplines as well as city authorities. The presented research provides knowledge and constitutes the basis for further research for representatives of various research fields. The areas with the most intensive commercial activity in the last 30 years were correlated with the number of inhabitants. For a selected group of towns, their binding urban planning documentation was verified with respect to specifications facilitating or excluding the establishment of discount shops. The conclusions reached on the basis of the research do not confirm a popular view that discount shops have a negative effect on urban space. The performed analyses indicate that there is no simple relation between a discount shop location and the decreasing number of traditional shops in the investigated cities. The presented research results gain an additional advantage—they form an archive of the development of commerce structure in towns in the period starting with the fall of the centrally planned economy and finishing with the COVID–19 pandemic. The presented material forms a basis for further urban studies which will use the experience gained at this stagehttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/12/585urban designcity of futuresmall towndiscount shoptraditional trade |
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| title | Commercial Buildings in Town. The Influence of Discount Shops on the Trade Structure of a Small Town |
| title_full | Commercial Buildings in Town. The Influence of Discount Shops on the Trade Structure of a Small Town |
| title_fullStr | Commercial Buildings in Town. The Influence of Discount Shops on the Trade Structure of a Small Town |
| title_full_unstemmed | Commercial Buildings in Town. The Influence of Discount Shops on the Trade Structure of a Small Town |
| title_short | Commercial Buildings in Town. The Influence of Discount Shops on the Trade Structure of a Small Town |
| title_sort | commercial buildings in town the influence of discount shops on the trade structure of a small town |
| topic | urban design city of future small town discount shop traditional trade |
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