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Over recent decades, a range of forces have functioned to undermine the economic viability and social vitality of main street retailing precincts. The increasing popularity of online shopping is only the latest of these which, when combined with market concentration in the grocery retailing sector, deregulation of shopping hours, increased mobility levels, and the rising dominance of regional planned shopping centres, has created something of a perfect storm for main street retailing.

Even prior to the disruptions of COVID-19, countless main streets in Australia’s eastern states were recording alarmingly high vacancy rates in the vicinity of 20%. Local communities have been attempting to revitalise their centres via various means, most of which have involved expensive beautification and ‘place-making’ strategies. Some centres have succeeded in their quest, many have not.

This course is aimed at debunking some of the myths around main street planning. It will provide planners with straightforward tools, techniques and rules-of-thumb, to appraise the viability and vitality of main street shopping precincts. Finally, participants will be engaged in a discussion of case studies where attempts to revitalise main streets have succeeded (and failed), including underlying factors.

Designed For:

Designed for anyone with an interest in mainstreet shopping precincts.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course planners will:

• Understand what constitutes 'vitality' and 'viability' in mainstreets;
• Be equipped with a method of identifying what is occurring in a mainstreet shopping precincts;
• Describe different attempts at revitalising mainstreet shopping precincts; and
• Be able to understand different reasons for the success, or otherwise, of revitalisation efforts.

Presenters:

		Stephen Wood M澳门2023全年正版免费资料 Associate Professor - Urban & Regional Planning - University of New England Stephen is an associate professor at the University of New England, where he has been lecturing since 2007; he is the Course Co-ordinator for the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning, the Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning, the Master of Urban and Regional Planning, and the Diploma in Town Planning. He has undertaken extensive research in the areas of urban design (including projects related to neighbourhood character, creative cities, cultural diversity and public/private interfaces), retail planning and planning theory. Stephen has worked in practice at both state and local levels in New South Wales and Victoria.
		Paul McFarland R澳门2023全年正版免费资料 (Fellow), Adjunct Lecturer - Urban & Regional Planning -University of New England Paul is an adjunct lecturer at the University of new England where he has lectured since 2005. He is a former course co-ordinator of the Urban & Regional Planning program at UNE. His research focuses mainly on planning regulation and planning systems. Paul has particular interest in peri-urban land use. Paul's teaching and research draws on his extensive practical experience in local government planning.

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