Problem
Maldistribution of urban shopping facilities
Nature:
In an ideal town, where the shops are seen as part of society's necessities, shops would be widely and homogeneously distributed. At present, large parts of modern towns have insufficient services. New shops which could provide these services often locate themselves near the other shops and major centres, instead of locating themselves where they are needed. It is also true that many small shops are unstable (in the USA, two-thirds of the small shops that open go out of business within a year). Obviously the community is not well served by unstable businesses; once again, economic instability is largely linked to mistakes of location.
Broader Problems:
Inadequate town planningStultifying homogeneity of modern citiesHaphazard provision of consumer servicesArtificial separation of home and workplaceArtificial separation of home and workplace Narrower Problems:
Inaccessible market and supply centres Related Problems:
Impersonality of mass market shopping facilities Aggravates:
Urban road traffic congestion Values:
Maldistribution Subject(s):
Amenities → UrbanCommerce → Merchants
Societal Problems → Imbalances
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
09.09.2019 – 20:25 CEST