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...

Studies into the shapes of market areas abound and emphasize the hexagon as the optimal configuration. This paper demonstrates that a triangular or a square market area can be superior to a hexagonal one under certain behavioral conditions. Spatial configurations are evaluated on the basis of...

This paper incorporates the interdependent relationship of firms and the increasing consumer density into a framework of spatial equilibrium analysis and studies the location of firms and the price system on a plane market. As consumer density increases, symmetric equilibrium is established...