A Stochastic Analysis of the Spatial Clustering of Retail Establishments

摘要: Abstract The tendency for particular retail establishments to cluster has been noted by several theorists on the subject of intraurban spatial structure. Hotelling, example, in his classical essay competition, concludes that as “more and more sellers same commodity arise, is not become distributed socially optimum manner but unduly.”1 Rolph Proudfoot provide empirical evidence this tendency,2 Nelson supplies a rationale it “principle cumulative attraction.”3 analysis clustering categories received considerable attention literature However, efforts thus far have provided readily utilizable means investigating interurban temporal differentials. A pioneering effort direction study Roland Artle which, though very rudimentary, first reference system proposed with quantitative ...