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To conclude I will cite an up-to-date article from Lidové noviny (11.1.2011). Its headline is “The twilight of huge shopping centres” and points out that in 2011 no shopping centres will be opened (for the first time since 1990!) because the Czech Republic is saturated. This fact is a result of market self-regulation rather than urban and political planning, but it seems that the construction boom in shopping centres has hopefully ended together with the first decade of the millennium and therefore the future development should be pretty much calmer and slower. Current trends are toward to the establishment of retail in existing buildings (eg.high streets) instead of constructing massive complexes on green fields. | To conclude I will cite an up-to-date article from Lidové noviny (11.1.2011). Its headline is “The twilight of huge shopping centres” and points out that in 2011 no shopping centres will be opened (for the first time since 1990!) because the Czech Republic is saturated. This fact is a result of market self-regulation rather than urban and political planning, but it seems that the construction boom in shopping centres has hopefully ended together with the first decade of the millennium and therefore the future development should be pretty much calmer and slower. Current trends are toward to the establishment of retail in existing buildings (eg.high streets) instead of constructing massive complexes on green fields. | ||
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During the development of my case study I have learned that the construction of shopping centres features more aspects than the ecological one I had been anxious about. Architects are concerned about the design, small traders feel discriminated against, residents complain about traffic congestion… | During the development of my case study I have learned that the construction of shopping centres features more aspects than the ecological one I had been anxious about. Architects are concerned about the design, small traders feel discriminated against, residents complain about traffic congestion… | ||
The most worrying matter, however, is the lack of effective communication in the process preceding the construction itself. Starting with insufficient cooperation between administrative organs through to the absence of specialist tuition(architects, environmentalists) and ending with limited options for participation by residents. | The most worrying matter, however, is the lack of effective communication in the process preceding the construction itself. Starting with insufficient cooperation between administrative organs through to the absence of specialist tuition(architects, environmentalists) and ending with limited options for participation by residents. | ||
We face a number of challenges in this topic: Are the laws concerning the decision making process respected in the Czech Republic? Do numerous shopping centres present the desirable way of development for the majority of people or is it only that the pressures of investors are stronger in the questions of land use? Do we apply enough control mechanisms to prevent corruption and ensure equal possibilities for the involvement of all affected parties? | |||
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