An edition of America at the mall
(2012)
America at the mall
the cultural role of a retail utopia
by Lisa Scharoun
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"This study explores the spiritual, emotional and physical effects of the enclosed shopping mall on the public, chronicling the growth of the mall as a popular development model, its role in shaping urban and suburban life in the United States, its positive and negative aspects on society and the environment and its future viability given economic conditions"--Provided by publisher.
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Shopping malls, Shopping centers, HistoryPlaces
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America at the mall: the cultural role of a retail utopia
2012, McFarland & Co.
in English
0786462728 9780786462728
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Table of Contents
The birth of the mall
Suburbia and the american dream
The decline of downtown
The mall and religion
Main street
Teens and the mall
Senior citizens and the mall
The mall as "public" space
The mall and the environment
Dawn of the dead mall
The rise of the big boxes
Regional mall case studies
Case studies: super-regional malls, lifestyle centers
And hybrids
New urbanism and the death of the urban mall
The future of public space in America.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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