Download or read book The Role of Shopping Centre in Community Development in Hong Kong written by Wing-Shun Chu and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book DEVELOPMENT OF SHOPPING CENTRE written by Yeuk-Hon John Lam and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Development of Shopping Centre in Hong Kong: a Sociological Study" by Yeuk-hon, John, Lam, 林約翰, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3196790 Subjects: Shopping centers - China - Hong Kong - History Shopping centers - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong Shopping centers - History Shopping centers - Social aspects
Download or read book Sustainability Matters In 2 Volumes written by Lin Heng Lye and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 1107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainability Mattersis a compilation of some of the best research papers by students from the National University of Singapore's inter-disciplinary graduate programme in environmental studies, the MSc in Environmental Management [MEM]. This collection is for the period 2009/10 to 2011/12.As the period covers 3 academic years, the papers have been split into two volumes: Sustainability Matters: Asia's Green Challenges, and Sustainability Matters: Asia's Energy Concerns, Green Policies and Environmental Advocacy. These two volumes are the third and fourth compilation by the programme, and respectively comprise sixteen and fourteen of the best research papers completed during this period. The papers have been edited for brevity. These papers analyze the many challenges to effective environmental management in the context of different countries including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Nepal, Singapore, and Thailand, and propose insightful solutions.The first compilation, Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in Asia, was published in 2010 (World Scientific) and comprised the best papers from 2001/2 to 2006/7. The second, Sustainability Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Management in Asia was published in 2011 (Pearson), and comprised the best papers from 2007/8 to 2008/09.
Download or read book Development of Shopping Centre in Hong Kong written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NEW MEANING OF SHOPPING MALL written by Wai-Sum Shirley Lam and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The New Meaning of Shopping Mall and Its Implications to Future Development" by Wai-sum, Shirley, Lam, 林慧心, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b4500937 Subjects: Shopping malls - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong Public spaces - China - Hong Kong
Download or read book Social Life and Development in Hong Kong written by Ambrose Y. C. King and published by Chinese University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume, prepared by social scientists with different specializations, address selected aspects of Hong Kong's post-War development.
Download or read book Comparing the Attractiveness of Public and Private Shopping Centres in Hong Kong written by Yuk-Ping Yu and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Comparing the Attractiveness of Public and Private Shopping Centres in Hong Kong" by Yuk-ping, Yu, 余玉冰, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: In the past decades, the performance of shopping centres under government owned was far from satisfaction. Subsequent to the divestment exercise in 2005, HA still owns a small number of remaining shopping centres. In 2012, there was a critical new trial for HA in developing a flagship regional shopping centre, Domain in Yau Tong. Superficially, this new HA shopping mall gives no difference from other private shopping centre no matter in design, outlook or internal layout. The essential point is that HA has made great effort to enhance the attractiveness of Domain. The success of Domain will be influential in the future development of public shopping centres. This research paper will use the SCATTR instrument factors as a measurement to do the questionnaire survey in order to assess whether the difference in management practices will affect the attractiveness of public and private shopping centres in Hong Kong taking consideration of the main management factors of goal complexity, formalization, political control and social responsibility. From the questionnaire survey of shoppers and interview result of managers, I find that, in a certain extent, positive or negative effect to the attractiveness of shopping centres are resulted from the difference in management of public-private sector. Basing on the research findings for relatively weaker in the attraction of public shopping centre, recommendations are given with inclination to the public sector side. Some but not all governmental problems like quality of housing management staff, the traditional barriers & constraints as well as accountability are identified and recommendations are also proposed. However, the essence does not argue that public or private sectors are better but awareness of the differences will enable both sectors‟ managers to be more effective in their own environments. The choice of tools used should balance between the policy compliance and problem solving. Subjects: Shopping centers - China - Hong Kong
Download or read book The Significance of Chinatown Development to a Multicultural America written by Zen Tong Chunhua Zheng and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amidst the growth challenges encountered by numerous Chinatowns across America, this timely work offers insightful perspectives on a sustainable model for urban and community development, as demonstrated by the transformative journey of Houston’s New Chinatown.
Download or read book Mall City written by Stefan Al and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hong Kong is the twenty-first-century paradigmatic capital of consumerism. Of all places, it has the densest and tallest concentration of malls, reaching tens of stories. Hong Kong’s malls are also the most visited, sandwiched between subways and skyscrapers. These mall complexes have become cities in and of themselves, accommodating tens of thousands of people who live, work, and play within a single structure. Mall City features Hong Kong as a unique rendering of an advanced consumer society. Retail space has come a long way since the nineteenth-century covered passages of Paris, which once awed the bourgeoisie with glass roofs and gaslights. It has morphed from the arcade to the department store, and from the mall into the “mall city”—where “expresscalators” crisscross mesmerizing atriums. Highlighting the effects of this development in Hong Kong, this book raises questions about architecture, city planning, culture, and urban life. “At the nexus of density, humidity, topography, and prosperity, Hong Kong has spawned more malls per square mile than any place on earth. This fantastic book decodes and graphically depicts an environment both apart and ubiquitous, a convulsive form of public space in a liquid territory where intensely contested politics, commerce, and sociability weirdly merge in a city like no other.” —Michael Sorkin, distinguished professor of architecture of the City University of New York “Hong Kong may be packed with the most shopping malls per square kilometer in the world, but Mall City is packed with the most drawings, information, and fascinating mall facts. The book dissects, categorizes, and displays all kinds of intriguing data on the city-state’s shopping complexes and culture. Its richly layered analysis perfectly matches Hong Kong’s multi-story machines for consumption.” —Clifford Pearson, director of USC American Academy in China “Stefan Al has again produced a book that provides a sharp lens on radically new urban forms that are emerging in China. While his previous books, Villages in the City andFactory Towns of South China introduced the site of production and housing for the migrant labor of the Pearl River Delta, here we enter the phantasmagoria of the enormous interconnected free-trade shopping zone of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Mall City dissects the basic unit of this climate-controlled consumer landscape—the mall. This beautifully illustrated book is a must-read for those who wish to understand the future of public space in high-density cities.” —Brian McGrath, professor of urban design and dean of constructed environments, Parsons School of Design
Download or read book The Development of Shopping Center in Hong Kong written by Wood-Chui Rosaline Lai and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Enlivening the Shopping Center by Asset Enhancement Projects in Hong Kong written by Mei-Lee Yau and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Effectiveness of Enlivening the Shopping Center by Asset Enhancement Projects in Hong Kong" by Mei-lee, Yau, 丘美莉, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Shopping centers are a kind of special commercial property that containing a variety of retail units with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit. They play an important role of the customers' lifestyle. They are not just only a center for shopping but also a community center for social and recreational activities can take place. They are the complex buildings including the dining, entertainment, clothing, supermarket, clinics and daily necessities. Moreover, most of the shopping centers in Hong Kong are the main pathway to homes since they occupy the first few levels of a high-rise building with interconnected by walkways or footbridges. Buildings cannot have an infinite economic life. Refurbishment of the aged buildings can enhance their market value because it can restore and improve the building conditions physically and economically. After carrying out the asset enhancement works, the shopping centers can be improved. The physical structures, trade mix and customer services can be enhanced. It can also give beneficial returns to unitholders. The shoppers are served by more choice of shops, greater convenience and a better shopping environment. The aim of this paper is to discuss the effectiveness of enlivening the shopping center by asset enhancement projects in Hong Kong. The empirical background of shopping center and asset enhancement will be introduced first. The reasons for carrying out asset enhancement works and elements should be included in asset enhancement works are also discussed. One of the properties of the Link Real Estate Investment Trust (The Link REIT) named Choi Ming Shopping Center situated near the Tiu Keng Leng MTR Station is selected to be a case study. A survey is conducted to obtain the satisfaction level of the asset enhancement works of Choi Ming Shopping Center from the visitors. Moreover, in-depth interviews with selected ten shoppers, two tenants and two managers are also conducted to obtain the feedback of the asset enhancement works of the shopping center. The effectiveness of the shopping center by the asset enhancement projects is measured by the satisfaction levels of the visitors, shoppers, tenants and managers, including tenant mix, facilities, customer services, marketing promotions and carpark services of the shopping center. The revenue generated from the shopping center is also discussed. The survey questions included to collect the consumption pattern, satisfaction levels towards the shopping center in terms of trade and tenant mix, facilities, customers services, marketing promotions and carpark services and the demographic characteristics of the respondents. The major findings are most of the respondents satisfied with the asset enhancement works of the shopping center and meet their needs. The overall appearance, services and image of the property can be improved. In addition, in-depth interviews with six open-ended questions are designed to collect the feedback of the selected shoppers, tenants and managers of asset enhancement works of the shopping center. It included the physical structure, tenant mix, marketing promotion and customer services. The major findings are most of the interviewee satisfied with the asset enhancement works. The shopping environments can be rejuvenated by the implementation of the business strategies. Also, there are some drawback
Download or read book Planning and Development of Shopping Centres Along the East Rail written by SAU-YIM. FUNG and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Planning and Development of Shopping Centres Along the East Rail: Implications to the Retail Development Inthe West Rail of Hong Kong" by Sau-yim, Fung, 馮秀炎, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b4389409 Subjects: Shopping centers - China - Hong Kong - Planning Railroads - China - Hong Kong
Download or read book China s New Retail Economy written by Shuguang Wang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retail is the essential link between production and consumption. The dynamics of a nation’s economy cannot be fully understood without a good understanding of its retail sector. This book is written to achieve three broad objectives. First, it provides a comprehensive assessment of the changes in consumption patterns in China, the current size of the Chinese consumer market, and the regional variations. Second, it presents an interpretation of the changes in the country’s regulatory system and the corresponding policy initiatives, including the new state spatial strategies devised after its admission to the WTO. Third, it delivers a systematic analysis of the transformation of China’s retail sector. This includes the entry and expansion of foreign retailers, the development of indigenous retail chains as a national strategy to modernize China’s retail industry, and the changing retailer-supplier relations. This book is a useful reference not only for university students and faculty researchers, but also for international retailers and commercial real estate developers who contemplate business and investment opportunities in China.
Download or read book Social Development in Hong Kong written by Richard J. Estes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Development in Hong Kong: The Unfinished Agenda introduces the Social Development Index, the unique model used to measure Hong Kong's social development changes, and offers an in-depth assessment of the major findings resulting from its application. With twenty-four chapters written by local specialists, the volume reports on progress in critical sectors such as health, education, housing, transport, arts and culture, and science and technology, and also assesses Hong Kong's response to the social development needs of vulnerable population groups such as children, youth, the aged, women, and people living in low-income households.
Download or read book Being a Community Builder written by 梁伊晴 and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Consuming Hong Kong written by Gordon Mathews and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumption forms an essential part of Hong Kong people's lives today, but until now little serious attention has been paid to it. This book fills this gap, in a fascinating way. The contributors to this volume explore such topics as: - the coming of shopping malls to Hong Kong - tenants' senses of home in cramped public housing - the experiences of movie-going - alcohol as a marker of social class - the pursuit of fashion - Chinese art and identity among Hong Kong collectors - the dream and reality of owning a flat - Lan Kwai Fong and its mystique - the McDonald's Snoopy craze of fall 1998 - cultural identity and consumption in Hong Kong today This book shows how the detailed ehtnographic study of consumption in Hong Kong can lead to a deeper understanding of Hong Kong life as a whole, as well as of consumption in the world at large.
Download or read book Urban Design and Human Flourishing written by Tim G. Townshend and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The built environment influences health and well-being in a myriad of ways. Some neighbourhoods are plagued by busy roads that are a constant source of danger, noise, and air pollution. In some cities there is inadequate green space for children to play and socialise safely. Yet, this book argues, it does not have to be this way. With focus on human health, well-being, and flourishing, this book explores the ways in which people’s lives are impacted by the built environment and how we can create, adapt, and design healthy and inclusive places. The volume explores the relationship between urban design and human flourishing and initiates broad discussions around relevant questions such as ‘What is a healthy place?’, ‘What influences our perceptions of built environment more? Is it our age or our cultural background?’. The book includes six chapters from internationally renowned authors who attempt to unpack some of the key aspects that urban designers need to consider in order to create places that enable – rather than constrain – individuals and communities to live rich fulfilling lives. This book will be of great value to students, scholars, and researchers interested in urban design, planning, and in exploring how built environment impacts health and happiness. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Design.
