Reconsidering the legacy of urban public facility location theory in human geography

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-69

  DeVerteuil, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Equity; Location theory; Public facilities

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT; LOCATION THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0034042186     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/030913200668094045     Document Type: Article

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