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Author: Sooksai, Suwattana × End date: 1979 × Start date: 1962 × Type: Masters Research thesis × Subject: Melbourne × Subject: Victoria ×

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    Three shopping streets, 1890 -1970: a study of changing functions
    Sooksai, Suwattana ( 1975)
    This thesis is a study of shopping centres in terms of their changing functions.l The examination of the general long term trends from 1890-1970 as well as the short term patterns within five 20 year periods of change in the commercial functions in three selected shopping streets is the objective of this study. Since the changes, representing one aspect of the urban environment, were investigated through time, this work falls in the category of Urban Historical Geography. It is necessary to emphasize here that this study is not intended to be an examination of the actual structure of shopping centres, but rather to look at changes in their functions during the period for which reliable data is available. The changes occurring in the types and numbers of commercial establishments as shopping centres developed are traced rather than the physical structure and size of shops, the morphology of the shopping centres or their service areas. Moreover, this work does not profess to expound the theory of retailing patterns or distributions, since this has previously been studied by many urban and retail geographers.3 It is a research work, hoping to provide better understanding of the development of specific shopping centres after their initial formation.