Thesis (MBA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. / The advent of shopping malls in the township called Soweto is allegedly having social and economic effects on residents. The aim of this study is to establish the effect of the two shopping malls known as Maponya and Jabulani on the residents of this township, which is the biggest township in South Africa. To achieve this, the study looked at the effect of these shopping malls on existing businesses (such as those housed in old shopping centres, general dealers, spaza shops, shebeens and street vending), property values and shoppers residing in Soweto. To facilitate a clear understanding of the social and economic effects of shopping malls in Soweto, the study looked at the history of the township and the reasons that accounted for the lack of economic infrastructure and hence the lack of proper shopping facilities in black townships. Events, reasons and conditions that had to be met leading to the present situation, in which a number of retail shopping facilities in black townships have been developed, were discussed and compared to the development of shopping malls in other countries. However, the main focus of this study is on the two big shopping malls known as Jabulani Mall located on the corner of Bolani Road and Koma Road in Jabulani, the traditional heartland of Soweto, and Maponya Mall located in Old Potchefstroom Road (now Chris Hani Road) opposite the township called Pimville. The study looked at international as well as local literature dealing with the effect of shopping malls on shoppers, small businesses and residential property values. From the literature review, it became evident that the advent of shopping centres in areas where there had been none has noticeable economic and/or social impacts on the area. A total of 58 businesses (13 spaza shops, 12 general dealers, 12 shebeens/taverns, 12 street vendors and 9 shops located in old shopping centres), four estate agencies and 75 households were interviewed face to face. Businesses were interviewed on their business premises and households were interviewed in their places of residences using semi-structured questions. The study found that shoppers were positively affected. Convenience, time and cost-savings were the main factors cited to contribute to the respondents‟ positive feelings about these two malls. On the business side, spaza shops and general dealers were negatively affected, while shebeens and street vending were positively affected. The overall effect of these two shopping malls was as follows: All the local businesses combined experienced a decline of five per cent in their business while shopping trips by residents to malls outside Soweto declined by five per cent.

Ng Kit Ping Joey. / On double leaves. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2001-2002, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106). / Chapter PART I --- 2001 fall term / Chapter 01 --- issues studies / Chapter i. --- the phenomena of shopping --- p.(04 -13) / Chapter ii. --- shopping - a predator --- p.(14 - 23) / Chapter iii. --- mall system --- p.(24 - 33) / Chapter 02 --- case studies --- p.(34 - 40) / Chapter 03 --- site selection / Chapter i. --- north point ferry pier --- p.(42 - 46) / Chapter ii. --- wanchai ferry pier --- p.(47 -55) / Chapter 04 --- prelim design proposal --- p.(56 - 61) / Chapter PART II --- 2002 spring term / Chapter 01 --- design development - feb 07 external review --- p.(64 - 74) / Chapter 02 --- design exploration --- p.(75 - 78) / Chapter 03 --- final design - apr 20 final review --- p.(79 - 95) / Chapter PART III --- appendix / Chapter 01 --- appendix / Chapter i. --- new central waterfront --- p.(97 -103) / Chapter ii. --- the history of star ferry service --- p.(104) / Chapter iii. --- no. of fixed route passenger journeys --- p.(105) / Chapter 02 --- bibliography --- p.(106) / Chapter 03 --- acknowledgement --- p.(107)

Wong Yuen Fun. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2005-2006, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / Chapter A. --- Theory and History / Chapter A-1. --- Evolution of Interiority / Chapter A-2. --- Evolution of Bigness / Chapter A-3. --- Evolution of Shopping / Chapter B. --- Fron Mall to Village / Chapter B-1. --- Shopping Malls along Railways / Chapter B-2. --- The Mall / Chapter B-3. --- Points of Arrival / Chapter B-4. --- Internal Circulation / Chapter B-5. --- Sectional Journey / Chapter B-6. --- Interior? Exterior? / Chapter C. --- From Village to Mall / Chapter C-1. --- Urban Village / Chapter C-2. --- Mall in the Village / Chapter D. --- Design

Ho Chun Wang, Steven. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2009-2010, design report." / "May 2010." / Includes bibliographical references (p. 113). / Chiefly in English, some text in Chinese. / Chapter Part I --- BACKGROUND STUDIES / Schedule --- p.4 / Crisis --- p.8 / Flow Chart --- p.9 / Thesis Abstract --- p.11 / Statistics --- p.12 / Chapter Part II --- RESERACH / Consumption and urban life --- p.19 / Shopping habits in Hong Kong --- p.20 / HK as city of shopping --- p.21 / Critical changes in shopping development --- p.22 / Railway and Malls --- p.23 / Impact of Comprehensive Development Area (CDA) --- p.24 / Change in living form --- p.25 / Climate change --- p.26 / Typology of shopping --- p.27 / Definition of Public spaces --- p.31 / How public is public space? --- p.32 / Restrictions in ... --- p.34 / Is public space dead? --- p.36 / Disintegration of programs --- p.42 / Integration of programs --- p.43 / Integration of POPS and Mall --- p.44 / Program organization in mall --- p.47 / Chapter Part III --- DESIGN DEMONSTRATION / Potential site -Tai Wai station --- p.50 / Original planning concept --- p.51 / Future development --- p.52 / Necessity of civic programs --- p.53 / Design strategies --- p.54 / Relationship between retail and civic programs --- p.56 / Differences between PS & POPS --- p.57 / Process of development --- p.58 / Distribution of mass --- p.60 / Spatial hierarchy of landscape --- p.62 / Programs location --- p.63

Chan Tin Wai Katherine. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2000-01, design report." / On double leaves ; texts blurred in printing. / Includes bibliographical references. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / INTRODUCTION / OBJECTIVES / RESEARCH / DESIGN DEVELOPMENT / FINAL DESIGN / BIBLOGRAPHY

published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management

Call number: LD2668 .R4 1985 H92 / Master of Regional and Community Planning

published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management

The growth of the Small Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMMEs) has been phenomenal in the last 17 years since the advent of democracy in South Africa. Turbulant economic conditions have also led more people to seek opportunities for survival by participating in the economy as small entrepreneurs. Small entrepreneurs in townships lack sophistication to understand new development trends in business such as the emergence of shopping malls in townships, bringing along major national and international retailers. The study aims to determine the effects of the emergence of shopping malls on SMMEs in eThekwini; a case study of Umlazi. The Umlazi Mega City Mall is used as a point of reference. The challenges faced by small business owners after the emergence of Umlazi Mega City will be explored in detail in this study. A probability sample of 120 small businesses falling under the SMME sector were identified based on a population of approximately 500 SMMEs operating in and around Umlazi. It is important to highlight that from the above sample, 100 completed the questionnaire which was used for data analysis. Quantitative research method was used and a questionnaire with a total of 25 closed questions was used to collect data directly from participants. The questionnaire was distributed directly to respondents and that proved to be very effective but time consuming. The presentation of results has been covered using graphs, tables and statistical percentages. The analysis is accompanied by the researcher‟s interpretation and remarks to explain the salient features discovered in the findings. The respondents in this study ranged from street hawkers, chicken stalls, shoe repairs, butcheries and supermarket owners. The findings revealed that the majority of participants indicated a decrease in turnover after the emergence of Umlazi Mega City. One of the recommendations put forward was that, new developments of shopping malls should create an empowerment venture of not less than 10% that would be owned by a consortium of SMMEs. This arrangement has a potential to build loyalty of SMME tenants if they become part of that mall, and at the same time, remove resentment. The definition of the sizes “small business” and “medium business” will be covered during the course of the research. / Thesis (MBA)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.

Muito se tem estudado a respeito dos aspectos econômicos e mercadológicos dos Shopping Centers, focando-se essencialmente na relação destes empreendimentos com os consumidores finais. Este trabalho pretendeu abordar esta questão sob a ótica do lojista que se instala em um shopping center. E não exatamente um lojista qualquer, mas o pequeno lojista, ou o lojista satélite, como são chamados estes comerciantes nos empreendimentos. Através da hipótese de que por menor que seja o empreendimento comercial, sempre existirão critérios objetivos de escolha de ponto, procurou-se aqui sistematizar esses critérios, através de uma abordagem teórica que pudesse dar sustentação conceitual ao processo de escolha. Dentre as conclusões do trabalho, verificou-se que apesar de nem sempre aparente, o lojista tem uma clara percepção das características do ponto, embora às vezes tenha que optar por aquele ponto onde sua restrição de orçamento assim o permita. / Many researchers have studied economic and merchandising issues regarding shopping centers, focusing essentially on the relationship between the entrepreneurs and the consumers. This work is intended to provide a different approach, focusing on the relationship from the shopper-owner viewpoint, with an emphasis on small businesses. Based upon the hypothesis that even in the smallest commercial business, everyone should develop some technical criteria to assist in choosing their sites, the author tried to organize these methods, using a theoretical approach in order to support the site study process. Among the conclusions, it was verified that even when the owner cannot use the concepts to choose a site in a shopping center (e.g., because of a restricted budget), he/she has a clear idea about the quality and characteristics of the site locations.