摘要
中心地理论是由德国地理学家克里斯泰勒于1933年首创。50多年来,该理论被广泛运用,并在运用中不断发展完善,从而成为现代地理学中十分重要的理论。本文系统介绍了这一理论的主要内容及其发展过程,并对这一理论的理论和应用价值及其发展趋势提出了自己的见解。
Established by a German geographer, Waiter Christaller, in 1933, the Central Place Theory has been used widely and developed Continually and Successfully for over 50 years. Owing to the development, it becomes one of the most miportant theories in modern geography, The paper systematically shows the principle of the theory and its recent progress, gives a personal evaluation of it and a study on its further development as well.
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中心地
理论
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等级体系
Central Place, Threshold of Market Size, Hierarchies, Losch Landscape, Periodic Central Place, Vance's Merchant Model.