Explaining size differentiation of business service centres

Urban Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1457-1480

  Bennett, Robert J ^a   Graham, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; SERVICE SECTOR; SIZE DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

UK;

EID: 0031662636     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098984231     Document Type: Article

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