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dc.contributor.authorMonaghan, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorBurke, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorHaixiao, Pan
dc.contributor.editorPaul Burton, Heather Shearer
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-07T05:34:49Z
dc.date.available2018-03-07T05:34:49Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/123418
dc.description.abstractIncreasing competition within the Australian retail sector is vital to its continued growth and was a key focus of the Productivity Commission’s 2011 report into the economic structure and performance of the Australian retail industry (Productivity Commission, 2011). However, corporate shopping malls, which are increasingly dominating the Australian retail sector, are often protected from competition by planning and zoning regulations designed to promote centre vitality and viability and contain unrestrained urban sprawl. The Productivity Commission has recommended relaxing or removing what it regards as overly prescriptive and restrictive planning and zoning regulation to stimulate increased competition within the retail sector and achieve better outcomes for consumers. While this recommendation is understandable given the role that current regulation plays in restricting competition and embedding local monopolies, could it be overlooking the potential of intelligent regulatory settings to stimulate greater competition within the retail sector than could be achieved if the free market was left to its own devices? Municipal Commercial Centres such as Wujiaochang in Shanghai, where multiple competing shopping malls have been developed and now operate within the one centre, demonstrate the positive role that regulation can play in promoting greater competition within a city’s retail sector. This research project’s methodology employed a critical theory research paradigm, a semi-structured interview, multiple site visits and the collection of quantitative retail data to compare planning and consumer outcomes between Garden City in Brisbane and Wujiaochang in Shanghai.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherState of Australian Cities Research Network
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.acrn-soac.com.au/
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameSOAC 2015
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleState of Australian Cities Conference 2015: Refereed Proceedings
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2015-12-09
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2015-12-11
dc.relation.ispartoflocationGold Coast, Australia
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLand Use and Environmental Planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban Analysis and Development
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode120504
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode120507
dc.titleThe Shanghai Model for Activity Centres and its Potential in the Australian Context
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE1 - Conferences
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
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gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2015. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this conference please refer to the conference’s website or contact the author(s).
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gro.griffith.authorBurke, Matthew I.
gro.griffith.authorMonaghan, Andrew P.


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