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Beyond Aesthetics: Assessing the Value of Strip Mall Retail in Toronto

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  • Orly Linovski

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Many city planners are increasingly focusing on urban design guidelines to shape future growth. However, the social implications of this type of planning rarely appear in city plans. Toronto's new planning policies are shown to establish a polarized view of the city, focusing on aesthetic concerns rather than the use and users of spaces. Interviews with small business owners and local planners were used to establish the benefits of, and threats to, strip malls. The findings reveal that strip malls provide affordable retail space for small businesses not available elsewhere and the spaces are seen as highly desirable by many ethnic business owners. This paper highlights some of the problems associated with design-centric planning.

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  • Orly Linovski, 2012. "Beyond Aesthetics: Assessing the Value of Strip Mall Retail in Toronto," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(1), pages 81-99.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:17:y:2012:i:1:p:81-99
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2011.646247
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    Cited by:

    1. Jennifer S Minner & Xiao Shi, 2017. "Churn and change along commercial strips: Spatial analysis of patterns in remodelling activity and landscapes of local business," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 54(16), pages 3655-3680, December.
    2. Akshali Gandhi & Jennifer Minner, 2017. "Economic Development Challenges for Immigrant Retail Corridors: Observations From Chicago’s Devon Avenue," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 31(4), pages 342-359, November.
    3. Zhixi Cecilia Zhuang, 2021. "The Negotiation of Space and Rights: Suburban Planning with Diversity," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 6(2), pages 113-126.

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