The Decentralisation Of Retailing And Other Services Has Had A Major Impact On Urban Areas
‘The decentralisation of retailing and other services has had a major impact on urban areas.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? 40 marks.
Decentralisation is the process in which the population, retail and industry moves from urban CBD's to the outer city. An out of town shopping centre is a group of shops and facilities that are located away from a towns CBD. This movement will have positive and negative impacts on both the urban area and the outer city, where the out of town centres are built. Therefore the extent to which I agree with this statement is; out of town retailing has forced city centres to improve and therefore decentralisation has had an overall positive impact on urban areas.
A reason behind the decentralisation of retailing and other services is the increased personal mobility caused by the private car and an increase in the number of motorways, this means there is an ease of access for customers to a wider range of places. As expensive car parking tariffs in central areas of cities for example in Manchester it is £7.50 to park for 2-3 hours, individuals/families are pushed more towards the prospect of free parking at the out of town shopping centre. The Trafford Centre is an example of an out of town shopping centre, it is located 9km to the west of Manchester City centre and close to junctions 9 and 10 on the M60, formally known as the M63. The catchment area is more populous than any other regional shopping centre in the UK and comprises 5.3 million people within a 45 minute drive and also supply's 11,000 free car parking spaces for these individuals. This therefore has a negative impact on Manchester's city centre high streets as people choose the out of town retailing over the CBD but a positive impact on the overall economy as there is a potential retail expenditure of £13 billion.
Out of town retailing often creates much needed jobs in run down areas however critics are quick to point out that it is not usually the
Decentralisation is the process in which the population, retail and industry moves from urban CBD's to the outer city. An out of town shopping centre is a group of shops and facilities that are located away from a towns CBD. This movement will have positive and negative impacts on both the urban area and the outer city, where the out of town centres are built. Therefore the extent to which I agree with this statement is; out of town retailing has forced city centres to improve and therefore decentralisation has had an overall positive impact on urban areas.
A reason behind the decentralisation of retailing and other services is the increased personal mobility caused by the private car and an increase in the number of motorways, this means there is an ease of access for customers to a wider range of places. As expensive car parking tariffs in central areas of cities for example in Manchester it is £7.50 to park for 2-3 hours, individuals/families are pushed more towards the prospect of free parking at the out of town shopping centre. The Trafford Centre is an example of an out of town shopping centre, it is located 9km to the west of Manchester City centre and close to junctions 9 and 10 on the M60, formally known as the M63. The catchment area is more populous than any other regional shopping centre in the UK and comprises 5.3 million people within a 45 minute drive and also supply's 11,000 free car parking spaces for these individuals. This therefore has a negative impact on Manchester's city centre high streets as people choose the out of town retailing over the CBD but a positive impact on the overall economy as there is a potential retail expenditure of £13 billion.
Out of town retailing often creates much needed jobs in run down areas however critics are quick to point out that it is not usually the