Theoretical economic geography
Theoretical economic geography is a branch of economic geography concerned with understanding the spatial distribution of economic activity.
Theoretical techniques in this branch of economics explain number of phenomena such as:[1]
- The clustering of people and businesses into cities.
- The location of major population centers, which is often based on proximity to trade routes. For example, most major cities are located in on harbours.
- The distribution of people and businesses within cities with higher density in the centres, reducing to lower density on the fringes.
- The distribution of populations across land masses, with major cities, interspersed with regional centres which are in turn interspersed with smaller towns.
- The clustering of similar businesses together.
References
- ↑ Lloyd P. E. and Dicken, P. Location in Space: A Theoretical Approach to Economic Geography, Harper &b Row Publishers, New York, 1972
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