Retail Landscape and Urban Form : A Systematic Review of the Literature

Hulusi Eren Efeoglu; Anssi Joutsiniemi; Skirmante Mozuriunaite

doi:10.1177/08854122251400214

Retail Landscape and Urban Form : A Systematic Review of the Literature

Hulusi Eren Efeoglu^*
, Anssi Joutsiniemi
, Skirmante Mozuriunaite

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Architecture

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Abstract

Retail areas significantly influence the social, economic, and environmental dynamics of cities. The systematic review of 84 articles demonstrates how urban form shapes the spatiality of retailing across social, spatial, ecological and political dimensions. By synthesizing research scopes, theories, methods and scales, the findings show how diverse dimensions of retailing are increasingly integrated through shared analytical perspective and overlapping agendas. The study argues that urban form acts not only as a structural basis but also as a connective thread, linking spatial characteristics of retail landscape to governance strategies, consumer behavior, cultural diversity, resilience, environmental outcomes, and social inclusion.

Original language	English
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Planning Literature
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/08854122251400214
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 26 Nov 2025
MoE publication type	A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

retail area
retail geography
Retail landscape
urban form
urban morphology

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