ABSTRACT
In this section of the book we consider in detail geographies of consumption spaces and places, focusing explicitly on the street, the store, the mall and the home. We aim to show how these four quintessential consumption sites are not just passive surfaces upon which the business of consumption takes place but instead are ‘actively produced, represented and contested’ (Blomley, 1996: 239). Within this framework, two specific sub-themes emerge. The first centres on the gendered nature of these spaces and places. The second relates to the issues considered in Chapter 9 — the various ways in which the geographical organization of such spaces facilitates consumption.
