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Lessons from the Debate on Location Analysis in Rural Economic Development

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  • Gerard Rushton

    (Department of Geography, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1316 USA)

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Several lessons have been learned from the debate on appropriate methods for locating urban functions in developing rural areas. While location-allocation models are superior for well-defined service location selection problems where suitable data and modeling skills are available, the urban functions in rural development methodology is superior where objectives are poorly specified, data sparse, and modeling skills poor. A wide variety of issues occur in rural development planning, but current theory and methods in regional science are poorly developed to deal with them. The area needs considerably more research.

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  • 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.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:inrsre:v:15:y:1992:i:3:p:317-324
    DOI: 10.1177/016001769301500311
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    1. 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.
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