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  • Kestävät kauppapaikat verkostokaupungissa
    (2012) Mäntysalo, Raine (toim.); Joutsiniemi, Anssi (toim.); Nenonen, Suvi (toim.); Syrman, Simo (toim.)
     School of Engineering | D4 Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti tai -selvitys
    This research is based upon a three level model of a network city. It forms a structural framework for, firstly, scrutinizing the networks of urban form through morphological analysis; secondly, weighting different retail concepts and their possibilities to increase diversity; and thirdly, analyzing the mobility choices of various groups with the help of survey and locational data. The analysis brings forward the systemic dynamism of a network city and the systemic interdependence of urban networks, retail locations and consumer mobility choices. At the same time, the importance of functional diversity in the urban system is emphasized as the guarantee for sustainability and vitality of the system. The imperfect understanding of the systemic dynamism and diversity of the urban development in the urban planning and managing of the retail location is the main cause behind the increasing car dependence of the urban form and inequality between areas. The concept of a neighbourhood shopping mall was created as a centre in a static hierarchical urban model, and thus the possibilities for a neighbourhood mall to adapt to changing functional and spatial needs were neglected, especially from the point of view of shopping centre real estate management. On the other hand the public planning of retail locations relies in norms and a hierarchical planning system, which makes it hard to react to changing dynamics. There is no proper channel of discussion between planners and commercial actors. We propose in this report a new model of cooperation for retail location planning, that is based upon local trading zones, between urban planners, commercial actors and consumers /users. Two tools are also introduced as boundary objects in these trading zones: the dynamic simulation model of urban development for urban planners, and the evaluation tool of sustainable usability of a shopping centre for shopping centre managers.