Variable relationships in central place and retail potential models

摘要: Davies R. L. (1970) Variable relationships in central place and retail potential models, Reg. Studies 4, 49–61. Considerable efforts have been spent by geographers planners to find suitable measures of the concepts centrality attractiveness shopping models. Numerous indices advocated which emphasize functional qualitative aspects centres, but these vary nature scope are often dependent on field surveys or special computations. From examination three case-study areas, it is shown that such not necessarily any more agreement with each other hierarchic rank placements centres than they rankings assigned general variables census statistics. It questioned whether their applicability studies a practical context greater use certain commonly available compatible data.