The organization of public-private collaboration between administrations and merchants for the revitalization urban Proposal of an own model beyond the BIDs

Abstract

In the field of the public‐private partnership between administrations and retail traders in Spain it is obious the need of the evolution of the actual models in the country, based in the Open Shopping Centre model. The European tendency towards the model of the Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), leads us to wonder about the possibility of implementation this model in the Spanish environment. The absence of legislation that encourages its implementation appeared to be the main obstacle to this but now there have been various legislative proposals in this regard. Hence, it is neceessary to expand the study of the implementation of this model but looking for a model that allows overcoming the reluctance that arouses the BIDs model. Thus, we are committed to the approach of particular model which consider on the one hand, the idiosyncrasies of the Spanish cities and on the other hand don't forget the successful actions in public‐private partnership between administrations and retail traders in Spanish Cities. Therefore, the aim of this study is the approach of a new model of partnerships, analyzing organizational and management features that should characterize it but including the experiences of the models developed in the Spanish municipalities.