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Intervention in a big box landscape - How Borås can turn future consumption patterns into a driver for sustainable development

Rydbo, Johannes LU (2021) ASBM01 20211
Department of Architecture and Built Environment
Abstract
Shopping centres, malls and big box retail stores can be found all
over the world. But, in many places they have seen their hay day.
In the US, malls are closing at an alarming rate and a common
strategy is to transform these big boxes into new uses, both into
a whole new neighbourhood or an individual building.

In Sweden, the e-commerce is growing steadily, probably at
the expense of the physical retail store. In the future, cities are
expected to need a lot less retail space since we do our shopping
in other ways. So what will happen with all the retail space
we today have in and around our cities, be it external shopping
centres or smaller stores in the city centre? What values do we
want to promote and keep in our future... (More)
Shopping centres, malls and big box retail stores can be found all
over the world. But, in many places they have seen their hay day.
In the US, malls are closing at an alarming rate and a common
strategy is to transform these big boxes into new uses, both into
a whole new neighbourhood or an individual building.

In Sweden, the e-commerce is growing steadily, probably at
the expense of the physical retail store. In the future, cities are
expected to need a lot less retail space since we do our shopping
in other ways. So what will happen with all the retail space
we today have in and around our cities, be it external shopping
centres or smaller stores in the city centre? What values do we
want to promote and keep in our future cities?

In Borås, the big box retail area is centrally located but still very
car dependant. The municipality wants to develop this into an
integrated part of the city, how can this be done? (Less)
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author
Rydbo, Johannes LU
supervisor
organization
course
ASBM01 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Retail Big Box Landscape Urban Design Urban planning Architecture Future consumption
language
English
id
9048268
date added to LUP
2021-06-14 10:46:51
date last changed
2021-06-14 10:46:51
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  abstract     = {{Shopping centres, malls and big box retail stores can be found all
over the world. But, in many places they have seen their hay day.
In the US, malls are closing at an alarming rate and a common
strategy is to transform these big boxes into new uses, both into
a whole new neighbourhood or an individual building.

In Sweden, the e-commerce is growing steadily, probably at
the expense of the physical retail store. In the future, cities are
expected to need a lot less retail space since we do our shopping
in other ways. So what will happen with all the retail space
we today have in and around our cities, be it external shopping
centres or smaller stores in the city centre? What values do we
want to promote and keep in our future cities?

In Borås, the big box retail area is centrally located but still very
car dependant. The municipality wants to develop this into an
integrated part of the city, how can this be done?}},
  author       = {{Rydbo, Johannes}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Intervention in a big box landscape - How Borås can turn future consumption patterns into a driver for sustainable development}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}