Planning for Town Centre “Smart-Decline”/“Rightsizing”: A New Lens for Strategy Development and Research?

Neil A. Powe and Danny Oswell

Planning Theory & Practice, 2022, vol. 23, issue 4, 499-517

Abstract: Consistent with ideas of urban shrinkage, many town centres have experienced years of increasing vacancy due to the loss of brand name retailers, and a crisis has emerged as conditions have deteriorated. This paper makes conceptual and practical linkages to the related “smart-decline”/“rightsizing” literature to provide insights regarding the challenges of town centre shrinkage and the strategies and governance structures required to realise the opportunities arising. These conceptions/ideas are applied through case study analysis, with the findings suggesting that adopting “smart-decline”/“rightsizing” concepts/ideas provides an important new lens for future town centre research.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2022.2109718

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