Description
Original and insightful, this volume, giving in-depth consideration to the key issues affecting the future of market towns, provides readers with a framework for evaluating policy initiatives and progress in market towns.Through a detailed analysis of the characteristics of over 200 towns and in-depth studies of eleven towns in different parts of E
Table of Contents
Foreword 1 The challenges of understanding market towns Part 1 Characteristics, roles and policy 2 Market town characteristics 3 Exploring contemporary functional roles 4 Policies for market towns Part 2 Issues and challenges 5 Transport and mobility in the English market town 6 Ready or not: the ageing of the market towns’ population 7 Market towns, housing and social inclusion 8 Capacity vs. need: exploring regional differences in housing provision in market towns 9 Market towns and rural employment 10 Visiting the shops: rural service centre or visitor attraction? Part 3 What prospects for market towns? 11 Drivers for change in the case study towns 12 Market towns: roles, challenges and prospects
