icis-e-book-28.pdf
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… (see Figure 28.1). But there is a deficiency of houses with the required quality features. This implies that, although the changing population is resulting in a housing surplus, there is a need for a new construction boost to meet the changing quality requirements of future housing consumers in terms of life course and sustainability. The housing market does not live up to these consumer requirements, resulting in shortages in specific market segments. This effect is becoming clearly evident in the current period of economic crisis, but is in fact structural and connected to: - decreasing growth in household numbers but growing share … shift and changing shopping habits, such as internet shopping. Some traders and retailers are anticipating these expected future developments by coming up with new shopping concepts and looking for new environments and real estate to match their requirements. They are also looking for cheaper business formulas and outlet options in view of the very high rents in major shopping streets. Municipalities face a growing demand to establish stores on business parks and industrial sites, which often …