Models of the Central Place System: A More General Approach

John B. Parr
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John B. Parr: Department of Social and Economic Research, University of Glasgow

Urban Studies, 1978, vol. 15, issue 1, 35-49

Abstract: This paper investigates a central place model which possesses much of the simplicity of the Christaller model but which is of considerably greater generality. A prominent feature of the model is the existence of a hierarchy of central places which is based on functional complexity. The model has a number of conceptual advantages over the Christaller model, but also appears to offer a more accurate basis for the description and analysis of actual central place systems.

Date: 1978
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