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How the retailing contest between CBDs, shopping centres and online will reshape our cities

  • Written by: Paul J. Maginn, Interim Director, UWA Public Policy Institute; Associate Professor & Programme Co-ordinator (Masters of Public Policy), The University of Western Australia
How the retailing contest between CBDs, shopping centres and online will reshape our citiesPaul J. Maginn/@Planographer

Retail activity has been a defining facet of cities since antiquity. The Greek Agora and Roman Forum may be viewed as the original CBDs – central business districts, or what urban planners call activity centres.

Retail spaces have evolved over time. Urbanisation, mass production and the rise of conspicuous...

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