Advantages to local residents

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 641.

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· There is often a shortage of space, so shops and shopping centres are unable to expand.

· Because of the shortage of space, land is very expensive, making shop rents very high.

· Roads leading to the CBD are often small and not designed for cars.

· There is limited parking in the CBD.

· Some CBDs have a lot of derelict buildings and high crime rates which scares potential customers visiting the area.

· Because of the small roads, deliveries may be hard and delayed

Rural-Urban Fringe advantages

· There is plenty of landin the rural-urban fringe so shopping centres are able to expand

· Because of the availability of land (often flat and easy to build on) rents are normally cheaper.

· The extra land allows shopping centres to build more car parking spaces.

· There are often main roads near the rural-urban fringe so it is easy to access the shopping centres in cars.

· It is possible to make the shopping centres very large and put them all under one roof, eliminating any issues of bad weather

· It is easier for the shopping centres to receive deliveries.

Disadvantages

· Customers without cars may find it hard to access shopping malls in the rural-urban fringe. However, some will develop public transport links (buses and even trains).

· It can cause environmental damage as greenfield sites are destroyed in the rural-urban fringe.

· Although the new shopping centre may create new jobs, other jobs may be lost in the CBD as other shopping areas are forced to go out of business.

· It encourages greater use of the car, furthering congestion and pollution

· New public transport links may be developed

· There will be new facilities that local residents can access and use

· Local residents may get jobs in the new shopping centre.

· The shopping centre may pull more people into the area and may benefit existing services, possibly owned by local residents (positive multiplier effect).