Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1. ed., [Nachdr.] 1995
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Berlin
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2012]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
VIII, 277 Seiten : Diagramme, Karten.
SERIES
Series Title
A publication of the Egon Sohmen Foundation
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
I: History.- Urbanization, Technological Progress, and Economic History.- Urbanization, Industrial Dynamics, and Spatial Development: A Company Life History Approach.- Migration and City Growth during Industrial Revolutions.- II: Theory.- Economic Growth in a Central Place System.- Supplementary Note on "Economic Growth in a Central Place System".- Economies and Diseconomies of Agglomeration.- Structural Change in Urban Growth.- The Locational Impact of Declining Costs of Transportation and Communication.- III: Policy Implications.- Alternative Strategies for Coping with Traffic Congestion.- Competition among Locations: Objectives, Instruments, Strategies, Perspectives.- The Future of Planning.- About the Authors.