Jackson, C. orcid.org/0000-0002-8835-8845, Lawson, V., Orr, A. et al. (1 more author) (2024) Repurposing retail space: exploring stakeholder relationships. Urban Studies, 61 (1). pp. 148-164. ISSN 0042-0980
Abstract
The retail sector is experiencing unprecedented change, from ongoing shifts in shopping behaviour to retailer rationalisation and business failure. Internationally, this is impacting the crucial economic and social role of many highly developed city centres. This paper examines how key stakeholders have responded to the challenges of adapting city centres for the future. Empirically, the paper draws on a series of repurposing schemes across five case study cities. Conceptually, theories of assemblage are used as an analytical framework to understand how heterogeneous networks combine to repurpose city centres. The paper makes a distinctive contribution by revealing symbiosis between mixed uses that challenge traditional high street norms, and suggests that harnessing common desires could underpin productive shared governance and support business communities’ efforts to bring vibrancy and enhance resilience.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 Urban Studies Journal Limited. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | Assemblage; repurposing; relationships; resilience; cities |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Urban Studies & Planning (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 May 2023 10:09 |
Last Modified: | 03 Jan 2024 12:44 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/00420980231178776 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:199265 |
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