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... > social science subjects > economics > applied economics > economic geography > regional economic geography > central place theory
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > economic geography > regional economic geography > central place theory
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > political economy > economic geography > regional economic geography > central place theory
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central place theory  

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  • Central place theory, developed by the German geographer Walter Christaller as his doctoral dissertation, Central Places in Southern Germany in 1933, was a highly influential set of models widely used to describe and analyze urban hierarchies in the mid 20th century. Essentially, central place theory is a model of city systems that posits them as retail centers (central places) that distribute goods and services to their surrounding hinterlands. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Central Place Theory]

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