A. General Issues Relating to all
Market Types
B. Rural Primary Markets
C. Rural Assembly
Markets
D. URBAN WHOLESALE MARKETS AND FOOD
CENTRES
E. Urban Retail Markets
This chapter summarises the main issues raised in the guide as
they apply to the different types of market infrastructure.
A. General Issues Relating to all
Market Types
- are there existing marketing problems which
suggest the need for a new or improved market? If not, what evidence is there
that the development is required?
- should the project rebuild an existing market(s)
or relocate to another site?
- have the market users been fully consulted
in formulating the project?
- what is the ideal location for the market
and how will the market relate to the whole system of markets?
- what factors should be considered in site
selection and site planning?
- what are the main design (planning and infrastructure)
issues?
- what are the management and institutional
factors that should be considered?
- how should the project involve the market
users in the improvement programme?
- what basic information is needed for deciding
on whether to proceed?
- what is the market’s existing throughput
and what could be the market’s future throughput?
- how large should the market be and what
facilities should the market contain (such as type and size of stalls)?
- what are the next steps to consider before
proceeding with detailed studies?
B. Rural Primary Markets
- will the market operate daily, weekly or
seasonally?
- will it be possible to recover all or part
of the costs?
- how should the project deal with special
needs, such as livestock and dry goods sales?
C. Rural Assembly
Markets
- are the marketing channels for the assembly
of produce understood?
- will the market only trade seasonally and
what will the facilities be used for in the off-season?
- is trading from trucks likely to be the
most usual practice and how will this influence the design?
D. URBAN WHOLESALE MARKETS AND FOOD
CENTRES
- are there pressures for private ownership
of markets?
- could this result in a loss of monopoly
and potential competition between markets?
- what are the implications for rentals?
- in the development of the food distribution
system is there the possibility of developments which will reduce the importance
of a wholesale market?
- has the role of the urban planner in facilitating
market development, both through land allocation and in stimulating economic
development, been fully exploited in market-location decision making?
- with regard to urban planning, have issues
of urban agriculture and hobby gardens been addressed which may reduce the
need to further import produce from outside the urban area?
- is there a need to take account of the needs
and regulations of other local government departments, such as the public
health department?
- has the need for rights-of-way easements
for pedestrians, drainage courses and electricity supply been considered?
- is a clean water supply available?
- are there difficulties because the proposed
site is remote, with problems of access for staff, availability of public
transport and loss of casual employment opportunities (particularly for female
labour)?
- has the design made optimum use of land,
minimising the amount of land that needs to be used consistent with efficient
market operations?
- is the introduction of an efficient handling
system constrained by lack of space?
- is there competition for land from other
land uses, leading to a conflict of an ideal market location with site value?
- with small wholesale markets, are there
difficulties in mixing semi-wholesaling and retailing with wholesale functions?
- have traffic issues and environmental impact,
particularly the handling and treatment of solid waste, been fully considered
and are there any specific impact mitigation measures required?
E. Urban Retail Markets
- does the new project fully meet neighbourhood
food needs, particularly for low income areas?
- have retail markets been considered as amenities
within planned residential developments?
- is there competition with supermarkets and
has this been considered in the project design, by reducing the scale of the
market or by providing special facilities which enable the market to compete
more effectively?
- is there a nearby bus stop or other form
of public transport for the market users and has allowance been made for new
access facilities?
- is there adequate provision for delivery
trucks and for off-street parking?
