Time-space complexity and the opening hours of commerce: a study of four European cities

GOT - Revista de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território

José Alberto Rio Fernandes¹  Pedro Chamusca¹  Mattias Kärrholm²  Teresa Barata-Salgueiro³  Jean Soumagne⁴ 

[1] CEGOT/Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Geografia da Faculdade de Letras;Lund University, Department of Architecture and Built Environment;Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território;Université d'Angers, Département de Géographie;

关键词: Consumption;    urban planning;    opening hours;    city centres;    public space;    time-space;   

DOI  :  10.17127/got/2017.12.007

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this article is to develop the concept of time-space complexity as a way of discussing how territorial time-space production affects urban life and use. The discussion is based on a comparative study of opening hours in four centrally located European retail areas: Angers, Lisbon, Malmö and Porto. Following a comparative study of these areas, we discuss tendencies of temporal and spatial homogenisation, the production of ever-more distinctive time-spaces, and also initiate a discussion on the trend of city á la carte. Finally we argue that discussions of time-space complexity need to be taken more seriously in research on urban development, and that the issue of spatio-temporal homogenisation need to be handled more actively in urban planning and design.

【 授权许可】

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