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Exploring the urban system of von Thünen's isolated state

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  • Parr, John B.

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Although von Thünen is probably best known for his model of agricultural location, he also provided a tantalizingly brief account of an urban system. After outlining his system, it is shown that this can be broadened in several important directions. Such an elaboration of the von Thünen urban system is extended with the introduction of a hierarchy. The spatial structure of this extended system is then examined in terms of the locational arrangement of centres as well as their frequency, trade†area characteristics, spacing, and size (population). The paper concludes with a discussion of the historical context of von Thünen's work and its wider significance in urban and regional analysis.

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Handle: RePEc:eee:paresc:v:94:y:2015:i:1:p:161-176
DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12057
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  • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General
  • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
  • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
  • R15 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Econometric and Input-Output Models; Other Methods

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