The A. shows that agglomeration at the center occurs under market conditions involving duopolistic competition. In an optimum framework, a hierarchy of centers emerges in a number of ways qualitatively different from the classical Central Place
Theory structure. Superimposed on this hierarchy of central places an optimum road system takes shape with certain interesting features in it.
Formulating Christaller's central place theory by location-allocation
Central places ; Location-allocation model ; Model ; Trade;Commerce
The purpose of this paper is to reconstruct the marketing principle of Christaller's central place theory using the location-allocation model. According to the marketing principle, the system of central place is constructed in terms of the upper
On the role of affect and practice in the production of place
Pedestrians ; Perception ; Place ; Production of space ; Sense of belonging ; Urban life ; Vancouver ; Young people
E. Casey provides a compelling means of interrogating affective dimensions, distinguishing thick and 'thin places in everyday life. Casey's work restores the affective fecundity of place, even if it fails to provide a clear sense of how thick places
might be identified. The paper takes up this challenge in an attempt to clarify the role of affect and practice in the production of place. It is then turning to an ethnographic account of young people, place, and urban life in Vancouver. The study
explores the ways young people negotiate and transform place and the impact these practices have on the characteristic orientations of self and belonging.
Flexibility in place and meanings of place by first generation migrants
Cultural identity ; England ; Immigrants ; Neighbourhood ; Participation ; Perception ; Place ; Sense of belonging ; Sheffield ; Transnationalism ; United Kingdom ; Urban landscape
The experience and perception of local places of first generation migrants is investigated. Two themes are addressed : the scope of the outdoor environment to support a sense of belonging to new places, and how choices and values may reflect
places. Emotional qualities of place attachment can be strengthened by the recognition of transnational links.
My friends in low places: building identity for place and community
Community ; Cultural identity ; Homelessness ; Locality ; Place ; Poverty ; Social class ; Territorial identity ; United States of America ; Urban policy ; Urban society
Si la géographie doit trouver toute sa place dans l'analyse urbaine des politiques, des sociétés et des lieux, il importe qu'elle accorde toute son attention aux espaces les plus dévalorisés. Exemples de lieux intéressants à étudier pour mieux
The promotion and consumption of artistic places in France
Art ; Attendance ; Cultural patrimony ; Cultural studies ; Enquiry ; France ; Place ; Site preservation ; Tourism ; Tourism policy
The significance of artistic places derives from links with the life of an artist or by association with the landscapes or scenes depicted in an artist's work. Particular representations of landscape in paintings have some qualities of heritage
in themselves. Artistic places are allowed to be marketed as tourist attractions. The ways in which an artistic place is consumed by visitors is questioned. Four towns in France are studied (Auvers-sur-Oise, Pont-Aven, Honfleur, Etretat).
Applied geography ; Education ; Identification ; Philosophy ; Place ; Sense of belonging
The core topic of this text is an individual and a place, an individual in a place and an individual through a place. The author focuses on the relationship between an individual and the place, in which an individual lives and with which she/he
identifies. The paper deals with the relationship of an individual and place in philosophy (Heidegger), in geography (Tuan, Relph, Cresswell) and in geographical education (Witham Bednarz, et al., 1994). - (EN)
Combinational theory and structuration theory provide a basis for the incorporation of innovative views of place within an ontological framework. Geographers can identify similar patterns of nodes in places and in communication media. These patterns
, or topologies, provide a set of opportunities and constraints for social interaction. When topologies in computer networks replicate the topologies in familiar places, certain elements of social structuration are shared. This sharing lends validity to claims
about virtual place. Political and social implications of computer networking are explored.
This study aims to review the development of central place studies in Japan. He indicates that two major research directions can be recognized in central place studies in Japan. One direction aims to elucidate structural characteristics
of the Japanese central place system. Second direction of study has made effort to introduce quantitative approaches in Anglo-Saxon geography. Both directions of central place studies have developped in parallel, though over time the quantitative approach has
Topomystica : investigation into the concept of mystic place
Cognitive space ; Cultural studies ; Landscape esthetics ; Place ; Space
Paper begins with a discussion of place, mysticism, and genius loci, or the spirit of place, in order to define mystic place within a cultural context. The term topomystica is proposed to differentiate this concept from that of sacred space
I too of the wild hills : experience, meaning, and place
Espace vécu ; Man-environment relations ; New Mexico ; Place ; Sense of belonging ; United States of America
Presidential address to the APCG's 63rd annual meeting. Arcata, California, September 16, 2000. She tries to give listeners a sense of some of the places she has experienced, with particular emphasis on human-environmental interactions. According
to her, people are in relationship with places, and our initial affective response to that environment never leaves us, although it may change with time through experience and involvement. She discusses her relationship with several places, including
Naming as norming: race, gender, and the identity politics of naming places in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Cultural studies ; Ethnic community ; New Zealand ; Place ; Place names ; Semiotics of space ; Social group ; Territorial identity
Place-names are part of the social construction of space and the symbolic construction of meanings about place. The names applied to places in Aotearoa assist in the construction of the symbolic and material orders that legitimate the dominance
of a hegemonic Pakeha masculinism. The contestation of place-names in Otago/Murihicu is examined. The AA. present a discursive analysis of submissions made to New Zealand Geographic Board in 1989-90 concerning a proposed reinstatement of Maori names in the area.