{"product_id":"principles-of-urban-retail-planning-and-development-isbn-9780470488225","title":"Principles of Urban Retail Planning and Development","description":"\"...Extraordinary: Gibbs has popped the hood and taken apart the engine of commercial design and development, showing us each individual part and explaining fit, form and function.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eYaromir Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Steiner + Associates  \u003cp\u003e\"...the most comprehensive and expansive book ever written on the subject of Retail Real Estate Development.  Gibbs is by far the most prominent advocate for reforming retail planning and development in order to return American cities to economic and physical prominence.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eStefanos Polyzoides\u003c\/b\u003e, Moule \u0026amp; Polyzoides Architects \u0026amp; Urbanists\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The retail environment has evolved rapidly in the past few decades, with the retailing industry and its placement and design of \"brick-and-mortar\" locations changing with evolving demographics, shopping behavior, transportation options and a desire in recent years for more unique shopping environments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a leading expert, this is a guide to planning for retail development for urban planners, urban designers and architects. It includes an overview of history of retail design, a look at retail and merchandising trends, and principles for current retail developments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Urban Retail Planning and Development\u003c\/i\u003e will:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvide insight and techniques necessary for historic downtowns and new urban communities to compete with modern suburban shopping centers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePromote sustainable community building and development by making it more profitable for the shopping center industry to invest in historic cities or to develop walkable urban communities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes case studies of recent good examples of retail development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Retailing Fundamentals 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Retail Theory 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Shopping Center Business Models 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Corner Stores 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Convenience Centers 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Neighborhood Centers 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Community Centers 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Regional Centers 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Lifestyle Centers and Town Centers 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 Outlet Centers 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 Urban Transect: Hamlets, Villages, Towns, Cities, and Metropolises 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Retailer Business Models 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Hobby Retailers 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Small Owner-Operated Businesses 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Income-Producing, Owner-Run Businesses 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Regional and National Chains 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Franchise Stores 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Retail Anchors 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Form Follows Anchor 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Scale 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Historic Downtowns 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Anchor Business Models 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Anchor Placement 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Anchor Expansion 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Anchor Replacement 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Alternative Anchors 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Shopping Center Anchor Types 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 New Design Trends 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Downtown Commerce: Challenges and Opportunities 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Market Shifts 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Peak Retail Market Share 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Urban Market Share Decline 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Converting Downtowns to Malls: A Failed Experiment 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Urban Commercial Challenges 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Rents 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Space Limitations 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Economically Sustainable Commercial Urbanism 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Advantages of Strong Retail Sales 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Consumer Demand and Preferences 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Market Research 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Worker Expenditures 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Tourist Expenditures 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Shopping Center Built-Form Types 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Strip Center 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Linear Strip Center 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Single L Center 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 U Courtyard Center 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Double Reverse L Center 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Lifestyle or Main Street Centers 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Dumbbell Center 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Market Square Center 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Double Market Square Center 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Floating Main Street 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 Linear Square Center 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.12 Half Block Center 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.13 Retail Crescent Center 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.14 Deflected Blocks Center 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Planning and Urban Design 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Urban Merchandising Planning Theory 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Shopping and Weather 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The Public Realm 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Sidewalks 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Site Furnishings 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Street Trees 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Tree Impacts on Shopping 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Tree Selection 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Street Lighting 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Outside Dining 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.11 Plazas, Squares, Greens, and Courts 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.12 Way-Finding Signage 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Parking 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Parking Demand 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Historical Information on Parking Ratios and Indices 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Neighborhood Center Parking 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Community Center Parking 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Regional Center Parking 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Lifestyle Center Parking 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Village and Town Downtown Parking 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Large Town and City Parking 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 On-Street Parking 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.10 Parking Garages and Decks 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.11 Parking Meters 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Store Planning and Visual Merchandising 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Storefront Design Theory 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Signage 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Awnings 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Visual Merchandising 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Storefront Design Recommendations 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Store Lighting 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Lighting Recommendations 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Specialty Niche Focus and Cross-Merchandising 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Store Maintenance 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Retail Development Finance 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Methods for Analyzing Real Estate Development 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Parking Structures 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Vertical Stacking of Mixed-Use Projects 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 The Push for Local Retailers 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Elements of Making Deals with Retail Tenants 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Purpose of Public Subsidy 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Leasing—The Lifeblood of the Deal 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Operating Covenants 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Permitted Use and Exclusive Use 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Co-tenancy Clauses 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Sales-Driven Provisions: Percentage Rent, Radius Clauses, and Early Termination 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Maintenance 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Signage 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Assignment 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Management and Operations 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Central Management 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Cost-Benefit Metrics 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Special Events: How Do They Impact Sales? 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Business Recruitment and Leasing 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Pop-up Stores 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Defensive Management Practices 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 General Guidelines for Commercial Center Management 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: Platted Town Centers 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Background 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Land Speculation 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Building Standards 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Management 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Parking 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Alleys 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Regulated Use 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Operating Standards 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Recommended Minimum Operating Standards 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.10 Developer Responsibilities 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Case Studies: Historic City Centers 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Bay City, Michigan 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Alexandria, Virginia’s Old Town 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Ballwin, Missouri 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Birmingham and Pontiac, Michigan 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Charleston, South Carolina 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Damariscotta, Maine 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Fresno, California 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 Houston, Texas 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 Naples, Florida 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.10 Oxford, Mississippi 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.11 Santa Ana, California 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.12 Santa Cruz, California 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.13 St. Andrews, Scotland 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.14 Wasilla, Alaska 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: Case Studies: New Town Centers 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Birkdale Village, Huntersville, North Carolina 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Daybreak Village, South Jordan, Utah 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 East Fraserlands, Vancouver, British Columbia 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Easton Town Center, Columbus, Ohio 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Middleton Hills, Middleton Hills, Wisconsin 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 The Glen Town Center, Glenview, Illinois 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7 The Grove, Los Angeles, California 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.8 Mashpee Commons, Mashpee (Cape Cod), Massachusetts 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.9 San Elijo Hills Town Center, San Marcos, California 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.10 Rosemary Beach, Fort Walton County, Florida 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.11 Seabrook, Washington 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.12 Seaside, Florida 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.13 University Place Town Center, University Place, Washington 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.14 The Village of Rochester Hills, Rochester Hills, Michigan 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 221 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Robert J. Gibbs, a charter member of the Congress for the New Urbanism, looks at what it takes to build a shopping center that thrives. He outlines every ingredient, from business models. . . and structure. . . to storefront design and parking.\" (\u003ci\u003eLandscape Architecture Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Every component of this book is organized systematically. Gibbs conveys his expertise with rigorous clarity. This guide should prove invaluable for anyone who wants to do retail in a way that adds to a community's character and also makes economic sense.\" (\u003ci\u003eBetter! Cities \u0026amp; Towns\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"His book will be most useful to private-sector planners and those who work with public-private partnerships. But the material it contains will also be helpful to public planners dealing with zoning issues.\" (\u003ci\u003ePlanning Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book has chapters on big topics like lease language and making smart use of anchor tenants.\" (Shoppingcenterreporter.com, February 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Gibbs\u003c\/strong\u003e (Birmingham, Michigan). Over the last two decades, Robert J. Gibbs has carved out a niche as one of the nation's foremost urban retail consultants. President of Gibbs Planning Group (GPG), and a founding member of the Congress for New Urbanism, Gibbs is at the forefront of the industry in his ability to successfully distil retail and merchandising principles for reviving retail in moribund downtowns and for instilling successful commerce in new ones. GPG has provided residential and commercial development consulting services to more than 200 communities, helping to develop and redevelop over 400 cities and 300 new centers across North America, the Pacific Rim and the Caribbean. Gibbs is a frequent public speaker, and teaches an annual course on \"Retail Planning and Design Principles\" for Harvard University's Executive Education Program.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989854798053,"sku":"NP9780470488225","price":92.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470488225.jpg?v=1761785686","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/principles-of-urban-retail-planning-and-development-isbn-9780470488225","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}