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1. Location theory | Economics, Geography & Business Strategy
Link: https://www.britannica.com/money/location-theory
Description: WEBLocation theory addresses the questions of what economic activities are located where and why. The location of economic activities can be determined on a broad level such as a region or metropolitan area, or on a narrow one such as a zone, neighbourhood, city block, or an individual site.
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2. Location theory - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location_theory
Description: WEBLocation theory has become an integral part of economic geography, regional science, and spatial economics. Location theory addresses questions of what economic activities are located where and why. Location theory or microeconomic theory generally assumes that agents act in their own self-interest.
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3. Location Theory - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/location-theory
Description: WEBThe present field of location analysis has been shaped by a substantial body of work. Collectively, these contributions form the basis of what is known as ‘ location theory ’. Location theory provides the conceptual and intellectual foundation of location analysis.
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4. Location Theory - Geography - Oxford Bibliographies
Link: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/abstract/document/obo-9780199874002/obo-9780199874002-0037.xml
Description: WEBJun 24, 2019 · This text reviews the main tenets of location theory then attempts to demonstrate how they are operationalized using geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial optimization models for prescriptive decision making.
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5. Location Theory - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/location-theory
Description: WEBLocation theory is essentially the heart of economic geography and regional economics, but it is also linked increasingly to industrial organization and trade theory. In particular against the background of the current globalization process, location theory is positioned in a global force field.
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6. REVIEW ON “LOCATION THEORY” – FROM CLASSIC TO …
Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372235569_REVIEW_ON_LOCATION_THEORY_-_FROM_CLASSIC_TO_MODERN_PERSPECTIVES
Description: WEBJul 10, 2023 · Samuel Bostaph. PDF | This study provides a modest review of location theory in economic geography, tracing its evolution from classical origins to contemporary... | Find, read and cite all the...
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7. Location Theory | SpringerLink
Link: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_2185-1
Description: WEBJan 1, 2016 · The objective of location theory is to explain why particular economic activities choose to establish themselves in particular places. Here we focus on spatial competition theory between firms, where locations are subject to …
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8. Learn About the Von Thunen Model - ThoughtCo
Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/von-thunen-model-1435806
Description: WEBDec 4, 2019 · The Von Thunen model of agricultural land use (also called location theory) was created by the German farmer, landowner, and amateur economist Johann Heinrich Von Thunen (1783–1850). He presented it in 1826 in a book called "The Isolated State," but it wasn't translated into English until 1966.
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9. Location of Economic Activity | SpringerLink
Link: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_1144
Description: WEBJan 1, 2018 · Location theory develops principles for determining where the various economic activites take place.
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10. (PDF) Location theory. A unified approach - ResearchGate
Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220692119_Location_theory_A_unified_approach
Description: WEBJan 1, 2009 · Abstract. Although modern location theory is now more than 90 years old, the focus of researchers in this area has been mainly problem oriented. However, a common theory, which keeps the...
