The medium and longer-term viability of the high street (post COVID-19): end of project report

Lorono Leturiondo, Maria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2107-6605, Ntounis, Nikos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2517-3031, Sonderland Saga, Regine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0909-6593, Parker, Catherine and Warnaby, Gary ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6696-6671 (2022) The medium and longer-term viability of the high street (post COVID-19): end of project report. Project Report. High Streets Task Force.

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Abstract

Our critical review of the academic literature suggests that the term ‘viability’ is often used interchangeably with the terms, ‘resilience’ and ‘sustainability’, and specifically in relation to aspects of town centres and High Streets transcends mere economic conceptualizations and indicators. Therefore, broadening the scope of viability - to include the interconnected social (and cultural), technological, environmental, and political aspects - appears a logical course of action.