The Retail Planning Knowledge Base Anne Findlay and Leigh Sparks Institute for Retail Studies Stirling Management School University of Stirling STIRLING FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND Tel: (01786) 467384 Fax: (01786) 465290 E-mail:
[email protected] [email protected] Website www.irs.stir.ac.uk Revised April 2012 SECTIONS 1. General Texts 2. Theoretical Work 3. Retail Formats 4. Retail Locations 5. Retail Planning Practice 6. Consumer Culture 7. Urban Environment 8. Retail Planning 1980 – 1990 9. A selection of literature relating to retail planning in USA and Europe GENERAL TEXTS 1/1 Barker, K. Barker review of land use planning: final report - recommendations, Norwich: HMSO, 2006, 226p The Barker report represents the way that government policy considers the role of planning policy. There is a much stronger emphasis on the economic aspects of planning than formerly. The document considers a wide range of administrative aspects of planning but also the thrust of planning policy with chapters on the responsiveness of the system, delivering major projects, streamlining the system and improving the performance of local authorities. The policy makes a number of specific references to retail policy. Specifically the report states that the need test is not required (p36) and it discusses this within a context of competitiveness of the sector and the vitality and viability of town centres. Barker Review, Need, PPS6 1/2 Batty, M. The retail revolution, Environment and Planning B; Planning and Design, 29, 1997, 1-2. Although only a short editorial piece this article is listed as it attempts to encapsulate recent progress in retail research and make a statement of the current position.