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Mattias Kärrholm

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

Author

  • Mattias Kärrholm
  • Teresa Barata Salgueira
  • Jean Soumagne
  • José Alberto Rio Fernandes
  • Pedro Chamusca

Summary, in English

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.

Department/s

  • Department of Architecture and Built Environment

Publishing year

2017-12-30

Language

English

Pages

153-177

Publication/Series

Revista de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território (Journal of Geography and Spatial Planning)

Volume

2017

Issue

12

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

CEGOT

Topic

  • Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Keywords

  • Consumption
  • public space
  • time-space
  • opening hours
  • spatial planning
  • retail geography

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2182-1267