This study examines the outcome of shopping center development as reflected in their built forms. Specifically, this research explores if the design attributes of the shopping centers are related to their economic and walkability characteristics. This is a cross-sectional study focusing on 19 neighborhood shopping centers in Houston, TX, each with a supermarket chain store. It assessed design a...

This article presents a study of the effects of various shopping center design and management attributes on consumer evaluations of the public space appearance (or atmosphere) in shopping centers. Examples of such attributes are level of maintenance, area for pedestrians, window displays, street layout, and street activities. A model is estimated from responses to experimentally controlled desc...