Towards a united theory of spatial economic structure

Böventer, Edwin von

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“…The aim of this paper is to describe the features of this network model in comparison with the central place model as well as to assess whether this network model describes the spatial pattern in polycentric urban regions better than the central place model, at least for some of its features. As central place theory, in particular Christaller's approach, gradually developed into a descriptive and theoretical base of the geography of retail and consumer services (Von Böventer 1963; Berry et al . 1988), we will focus in our elaboration on consumer‐oriented services as well: hospitals and universities of professional education in the Netherlands.…”

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From Central Place to Network Model: Theory and Evidence of a Paradigm Change

Meijers¹

2007

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

143

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While the deficiencies of the central place model have often been highlighted, no other paradigm has replaced it. However, recently some researchers have hinted at the development of a new model of spatial organisation, a network model. This model would hold most in polycentric urban regions. This paper discusses the features of this network model in comparison with the central place model. Moreover, it explores whether this model describes spatial reality better, thereby focusing on complementarity, a main feature of the model. The relationships within multi-location hospitals and universities of professional education (hogescholen), which spread their offer of care and study programmes over multiple, close-by cities, are analysed for this reason. Within the hospital care sector there is a clear trend towards complementarity, in line with the network model. The hogescholen sector provides a more ambiguous picture. The network model, however, still seems more appropriate than the central place model. Copyright (c) 2007 by the Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG.

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Section: Intercity Relationships: From Hierarchy To Network?mentioning

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From Central Place to Network Model: Theory and Evidence of a Paradigm Change

Meijers¹

2007

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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“…20.7. This might be the reason why it is often argued that Christaller went "top down" in his analysis, while Lösch went "bottom up" (see von Böventer 1963). However, they both start their theoretical development from the smallest settlements while finding the existence of a major central place to be crucial for the resulting overall structures.…”

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“…That he does not take into account the obviously uneven distribution of natural resources, renders his theory less relevant and applicable, at least at first sight. Authors such as von Böventer (1963) point out, though, that many of von Thünen's results remain true, albeit possibly in modified form, if this assumption is dropped.…”

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Hub Location Problems: The Location of Interacting Facilities

Kara

Taner

2011

International Series in Operations Research &Amp; Management Science

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), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. PrefaceThis book is the final result of a number of incidents that occurred to us while discussing location issues with colleagues at conferences. Frequently we attended presentations, in which the authors quoted the well-known references that helped to make the discipline what it is today. Upon further inquiry, though, it turned out that some of these colleagues had never actually read the original papers. We then discussed among ourselves which contributions could be credited with shaping the field. And, lo and behold, we found that we, too, had neglected to read some of the papers that form the foundation of our science. Whether it was laziness or other things that got in the way, it had become clear that something had to be done. Our first thought was to collect the original contributions (once we could agree on what they were) and reprint them. When discussing this possibility with a publisher, we immediately ran into a roadblock in the form of copyright. While this appeared to have stopped our enthusiastic effort dead in its tracks, we kept on collecting and reading what we considered original contributions.This went on until we met Camille Price, who suggested that, rather than reprinting the original contributions, we should invite some of the leaders in our field and ask them to describe the original contribution, explain and interpret it, and comment on the impact that it had to the field. This was, of course, an excellent idea, and the response by our colleagues to our pertinent requests was equally enthusiastic. What you hold in your hands is the result of this effort.In other words, the purpose of this book is to provide easy access to the main contributions to location theory. The book is organized as follows. The introductory chapter provides an overview of some of the many facets of location analysis. This is followed by contributions in the main three fields of inquiry: minisum, minimax, and covering problems. The next chapters are part of an ever-growing list of nonstandard location models: models including competitive components, those that locate undesirable facilities, those with probabilistic features, and those that allow interactions between facilities. The following chapters discuss solution techniques: after a discussion of exact and heuristic techniques, we devote an entire chapter to Weiszfeld's method, and another to Lagrangean techniques. The last chapters of this book deal with the spheres of influence that the facilities generate and that attract viii customers to them, an...

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“…that size. 3 The classes are arranged in a hierarchy such that central places of high-order classes perform all the functions of lower-order centres plus a group of functions distinguishing them from the lower-order centres. Consequently all distances between neighbouring places on the same hierarchical level are constant, as they have equal-sized market areas for their highest-order goods with the same number of consumers located in those market areas.…”

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A multivariate analysis of the spacing of central places in county tipperary

O'Farrell

1965

Irish Geography

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Towards a united theory of spatial economic structure

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From Central Place to Network Model: Theory and Evidence of a Paradigm Change

From Central Place to Network Model: Theory and Evidence of a Paradigm Change

Hub Location Problems: The Location of Interacting Facilities

A multivariate analysis of the spacing of central places in county tipperary

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