How green is my superstore?
How green is my superstore?
- 1993
- Financial Times 22 September 1993, 22(1) .
Although a new store built by US retail group, Wal-Mart, is environmentally friendly in many ways, its location on the edge of town is criticised for encouraging car use. Some architects are turning to village-style planning to avoid sprawl.
ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHITECTURE
GREEN ISSUES
OUT-OF-TOWN SHOPPING
RETAIL PROPERTY
SUPERSTORES
USA
WAL-MART
Although a new store built by US retail group, Wal-Mart, is environmentally friendly in many ways, its location on the edge of town is criticised for encouraging car use. Some architects are turning to village-style planning to avoid sprawl.
ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHITECTURE
GREEN ISSUES
OUT-OF-TOWN SHOPPING
RETAIL PROPERTY
SUPERSTORES
USA
WAL-MART