America at the mall
Subtitle: the cultural role of a retail utopia
By: Lisa Scharoun
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786462728
Subjects: Shopping malls; Shopping centers; History
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The birth of the mall; title: Suburbia and the american dream; title: The decline of downtown; title: The mall and religion; title: Main street; title: Teens and the mall; title: Senior citizens and the mall; title: The mall as "public" space; title: The mall and the environment; title: Dawn of the dead mall; title: The rise of the big boxes; title: Regional mall case studies; title: Case studies: super-regional malls, lifestyle centers; title: And hybrids; title: New urbanism and the death of the urban mall; title: The future of public space in America.