This paper attempts to extend central-place theory in terms of economic analysis, while at the same time refining and enhancing its applicability to urban systems. After reviewing the approach of Christaller, a central-place system is constructed, based on profit maximisation, and it is...

The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the usefulness of the concept and method of the frontier price curve which has received little attention in the field of spatial economics. A number of problems are solved using this method. First, the characteristics of representative spatial...

Produzierende Unternehmen unterteilen ihre Produktionsprozesse zur Reduktion der Gesamtproduktionskosten in Abschnitte und verlagern jeden dieser Produktionsabschnitte an jenen Standort, der hierfür optimale Bedingungen bietet. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht unternehmerische...

Location Analysis in Simple Economic Activity Stage -- Background and Contents of Analysis in Part I.-Factory Location in Plane Space -- Locational Influence of Competition Modes in Spatial Market -- Factory Location in Circumference Space -- Location Analysis of Economic Activities in the...

This book offers a new understanding of how firms determine their location and what kinds of regional economic policies are needed to attract factories to a country and a region in a highly globalized economic setting. The theoretical and empirical analyses examine the influence of the transfer...