Urban Resilience and Main Streets

What is it about?

The decline of main streets and the rise of shopping centres have been discussed for decades. This paper aims to describe the role of main streets in achieving a high level of urban resilience. We analyse shopping preferences of main street users in terms of resilience.

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Why is it important?

The survey results show that main streets are mainly used by urban dwellers living near the city centre. The users visit these streets for shopping, eating and entertainment purposes. This creates personal bonds and familiarity, offering trust in a cozy atmosphere with reasonable prices and the opportunity to bargain increase loyalty, which contributes to the economic resilience. This proves the strength of main streets and retailers on main streets.