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- Title
Major Determinant of Location Patterns.
- Authors
Neutze, G. M.
- Abstract
This article seeks an explanation of why cities and towns occur in much less obvious places such as in the middle of farming areas: first look at the reasons why towns occur at all and then at geographical features to explain where they occur. The model becomes more realistic as these assumptions are relaxed until finally there remain only the influences that determine location patterns in the real world. As soon as centers are established they become small peaks in the otherwise uniform plain of demand, reinforcing the external economies that attract industries to existing centers. The four major influences on location patterns are natural features, costs of transport and communication, production technology and demand patterns. They determine the location and spacing of the first towns to appear in a region. This is important because industries and particularly towns are very immobile. As long as inertia is not underrated, changes in the determinants of equilibrium can help to explain many of the changes that occur in patterns of location.
- Subjects
URBAN land use; CITIES &; towns; LOCATION analysis; INDUSTRIAL location; INDUSTRIAL costs; COMMUNICATION &; technology; METROPOLITAN areas
- Publication
Land Economics, 1967, Vol 43, Issue 2, p227
- ISSN
0023-7639
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/3145247