, Research Paper
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this investigation, I wish to compare the shopping provision of the two
centres, Wallington and Dorking, using questions provided in the objectives and
various hypotheses. Not only will I be able to draw conclusions for these two
centres, but hopefully I will be able to relate it to shopping hierarchy in
most if not all modern day developed countries and to the geographical theories
mentioned previously.Objectives In this project
I hope to determine which of the two centres, Wallington or Dorking is the more
important within the hierarchy of the shopping provision and if this is so,
why? Also I wish to
find out whether any significant redevelopment projects have taken place
recently or are due to take place in the near future in either centre and what
effect they have had or are expected to have on the centre. This will be done
by looking at recent changes and noting how they have affected shopping
patterns, for example does one part of th
number of vacant shops than another part? ?????????????? I wish to find out whether the
Sainsbury?s built recently at the top of Wallington high street has affected
shopping patterns of shoppers and what effect it has had on the trade being
passed in the high street as a whole. And whether its effects were a
contributing factor to the decision Dorking council made about refusing
Sainsbury?s proposal to move to where the new swimming pool is to be built from
the middle of the high street. ?????????????? I wish to find out whether there
is any pattern to the land uses in each centre. To do this I will use my land
use map and try to find a pattern and explain it. I will consider the locations
of convenience goods shops, comparison goods shops, supermarkets and nationally
known chain stores. The pedestrian flow, the attractiveness of the shopping
environment, the parking restrictions and the accessibility of the centre, via
other forms for example buses and trains.