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Councils must protect local shops

Series: Urban Environment Today ; 11 October 2001, 1(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Retail schemes in urban regeneration initiatives should consider local shops and local needs. A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that many schemes seem to be aimed at the car-borne shopper rather than local residents and tend to push out existing businesses. "Retailing, sustainability and neighbourhood regeneration" is available from York Publishing Services, price £14.95; tel: 01904 430033.

Retail schemes in urban regeneration initiatives should consider local shops and local needs. A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that many schemes seem to be aimed at the car-borne shopper rather than local residents and tend to push out existing businesses. "Retailing, sustainability and neighbourhood regeneration" is available from York Publishing Services, price £14.95; tel: 01904 430033.