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Some Comments on Central Place Structure and Rural Planning

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  • James R. Prescott

    (Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 USA)

  • David A. Vandenbroucke

    (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC 20410 USA)

Abstract

Regional scientists have distinguished between location-allocation and urban functions planning methods to improve the range of urban goods and services in rural regions. Problems common to any planning method at this regional level include assessing the effects of the external economic environment on accessibility to urban goods and services and evaluating methods of identifying sectoral investment programs. This commentary suggests that economic policies and market failures may be important phenomena that explain low accessibility to these goods and services. Identifying central place gaps presents numerous problems, particularly in indistinct hierarchies that are probably typical in less developed countries.

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  • James R. Prescott & David A. Vandenbroucke, 1992. "Some Comments on Central Place Structure and Rural Planning," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 15(1), pages 51-57, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:inrsre:v:15:y:1992:i:1:p:51-57
    DOI: 10.1177/016001769201500105
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    1. Kuhlman, Tom, 2000. "Goodbye to planning? : reflections on the case for regional planning in poor countries in a neo-institutional framework," Serie Research Memoranda 0011, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics.
    2. Piet Rietveld, 1992. "Methods for Planning Urban Facilities in Rural Areas of Developing Countries: A Comparison of Approaches," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 15(3), pages 345-356, December.
    3. Eric S. Belsky & Gerald J. Karaska, 1992. "Toward Effective Regional and Location Planning for Rural and Urban Linkages: The Debate Joined," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 15(3), pages 341-343, December.
    4. Dennis A. Rondinelli, 1992. "Location Analysis and Regional Development: Summing Up and Moving on," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 15(3), pages 325-340, December.
    5. Gerard Rushton, 1992. "Lessons from the Debate on Location Analysis in Rural Economic Development," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 15(3), pages 317-324, December.

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