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041	0		_aeng
050	0	4	_a711.52 $2 18
100	1		_aPowe, Neil
245	0	0	_aMarket towns _broles,challenges and prospects
260			_aOxon _bRoutledge _c2007
300			_axiii, 183p. _bill. _c26cm.
350			_a55.00
505	2		_aThe challenges of understanding market towns -- Characteristics, roles and policy: market town characteristics; exploring contemporary functional roles; policies for market towns -- Issues and challenges: transport and mobility in the English market town; ready or not, the ageing of the market towns' population; market towns, housing and social inclusion; capacity vs. need, exploring reginal differences in housing provision; market towns and rural employment; visiting the shops, rural service centre or visitor attraction? -- What prospects for market towns?: drivers for change in the case study towns; market towns, roles, challenges and prospects -- Appendices: a short history of market towns; a short guide to the English development planning system
520			_aBook explores the role of English market towns and seeks to offer some clarity with which to define what constitutes a market town. Offers analysis of over 200 market towns, with a detailed study of eleven of these to offer conclusions. Discusses a future role for market towns as centres for sustainability and seeks to underline gaps in planning law as it relates to market towns. Of interest to planning practitioners and students.
521			_aAudience
590			_aKA
651		4	_aEngland and Wales _y1543-
690			_aPlanning and development _96259
700	1		_aHart, Trevor
710	1		_aShaw, Tim
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