The law of retail gravitation: Insights from another law

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1477-1492

  Parr, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LAW OF MARKET AREAS; LAW OF RETAIL GRAVITATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031429032     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a291477     Document Type: Article

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