Urban environmentsNew business district

Glasgow

Location of a new business district

• On spacious sites on the outskirts of a town/city.
• Beside main roads/motorways.

Reasons for new business district location

• There is plenty of space to build large supermarkets, furniture stores and entertainment facilities like bowling alleys and cinemas.
• Motorways provide easy access for shoppers.

Identifying features of a new business district

• Very large buildings, eg cinemas and supermarkets.
• Shops and services grouped together in retail parks.
• Separated from housing and industry.
• Thousands of free parking spaces.
• Beside motorway or where main roads meet.
• Built on cheap land with space to expand.
• Low modern buildings.
• Wide roads to accommodate many cars and delivery trucks.

An example of a new business district in Glasgow is Braehead.