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| Autor/in | Berry, Brian J. L. |
|---|---|
| Institution | Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC. Commission on College Geography. |
| Titel | Theories of Urban Location: An Introductory Essay, Resource Paper No. 1. |
| Quelle | (1968), (25 Seiten) |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Community Size; Geographic Concepts; Geographic Location; Geographic Regions; Geography; Geography Instruction; Higher Education; Human Geography; Resource Materials; Site Analysis; Urban Areas; Urban Population; Urban Studies; Urbanization |
| Abstract | This resource paper on geographical theories of urban location is part of a series designed to supplement undergraduate geography courses. The basic reasons for a city are to be found in the activities it performs in a specialized society and the clustering of residences of workers employed in these activities. The city, therefore, remains a cluster of activities, an agglomeration of residences, and a set of local services for the residents. There are three stages of the development of cities and, thus, of the types of activities that support cities including (1) extractive--agriculture, mining, forestry, and fishing; (2) processing--largely manufacturing; and (3) distributive--transportation of goods, wholesaling, retailing, and services. For each stage there is a distinctive type of urban settlement. Part 1 of this essay explains why cities specializing in extractive and processing activities locate where they do. Part 2 explains geography's best developed body of urban location theory, central-place theory, which focuses on the role of market towns in the distributive sector. Also included in part 3 is a list of suggested related readings. (Author/DE) |
| Anmerkungen | Association of American Geographers, 1710 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 (1-9 copies $1.50, 10-99 copies $1.35, 100 or more copies $1.20) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2004/1/01 |
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