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The Evolution Of Retail Business In Central Business Districts In Response To The Introduction Of A Downtown Shopping Mall A Case Study Of The Cbd In Thunder Bay North, Mark Jordan Smith

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

In recent decades, central business districts in many cities in Canada have undergone considerable change with respect to many aspects of their function and importance. A number of factors have been responsible for these changes, notably the migration of populations to the suburbs. The changes in the CBD have resulted in a deterioration of the core areas of almost every major city and a great many smaller communities in the country. In response to this deterioration numerous downtown renewal schemes have been implemented with varying degrees of success. A growing number of these schemes has involved the development of downtown …