Download or read book Regenerating Town Centres written by Richard Evans and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study examining the state of British town centers, analyzing threats to their existence, the interests shaping their destiny, and prospects for regeneration. Charts the evolution of town centers, asking what they are for and whether they still matter, shows how towns have been transformed by retail, transportation, commercial, and cultural trends, and looks at public policy and the relationship between producers and users of towns. Concludes with a survival strategy for town centers in contemporary Britain. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR