Has the Internet killed our main streets? Have our town and city centers become obsolete? This book looks beyond the empty commercial buildings and “shop local” campaigns to focus on the real issues: how the relationship between people and places is changing; how business is done and who benefits; and how the use and ownership of land affects us all. Written in an engaging and accessible style and incorporating numerous original interviews,How to Save Our Town Centres sets out a comprehensive and coherent agenda for long-term, citizen-led change. It will be vital reading for policy makers and researchers alike, and anyone interested in planning, architecture and the built environment, economic development, and community participation.

Julian Dobson is a writer, researcher, and speaker on towns, cities, and social policy. He is director of Urban Pollinators Ltd, a practical think tank which helps people work through complex and challenging issues about placemaking, regeneration, and society.

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