Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast amenity mixes of innovation districts worldwide and to identify the types of amenities in the districts. Design/methodology/approach Urban amenity data were collected from Google Maps as 31,236 points of interest (POIs) in 24...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to document the results and the impact of the ESRC-funded High Street UK 2020 (HSUK2020), a project designed to take the existing academic knowledge relating to retail and high street change directly to UK High Streets, to improve local decision-making and,...

Purpose Drawing on evidence from ten towns (across England, Wales and Northern Ireland) participating in the High Street UK 2020 (HSUK2020) project, the purpose of this paper is to reveal how local stakeholders involved in place management respond to high street decline through a strategy of...

Purpose This paper aims to reflect upon a recent study trip to Berlin to offer some conclusions about similarities and differences in approaches to place management. Design/methodology/approach The authors start with a short overview of the visits made to City West (a shopping district), Bikini...