James E. Vance propounded the model of transport development based on the historical propagation of mercantilism in his book The Merchant’s World: The Geography of Wholesaling (1970). Vance model of transport originated as a reaction to Christaller’s Central Place Theory which aims to explain pattern of settlements and transport in a universally stagnant manner. This … Read more
Ideal-Typical Sequence Model of Transport Development is an abstract explanation of sequence of various stages of development of transport network in underdeveloped countries. This model of transport development was given by Edward J. Taaffe, Richard L. Morril and Peter R. Gould in 1963 in their paper titled Transport Development in Underdeveloped Countries: A Comparative Analysis. … Read more
In common parlance, transport is defined as the movement of tangible goods and people from one place to another. However, there are various aspects of transportations such as time, space, cost, effort, reach, velocity etc. Since, the concept of space and place is closely connected to transportation, it becomes a subject matter of geographical analysis. … Read more
Alfred Weber, a pioneer of locational analysis in Geography, introduced the Theory of Industrial Location in 1909. Weber combined economic parameters with spatial parameters to arrive at a profitable location for industries. It is also known as Least Cost Theory because this theory tries to find a location of least cost for an industrial location. … Read more
Alfred Weber is considered one of the pioneers of locational analysis in Geography. He gave his theory of industrial location in 1909. Weber’s theory of industrial location is a beautiful example of combining economic parameters with spatial parameters to arrive at a profitable location for industries. It is also known as Least Cost Theory because … Read more
John Friedman was an urban theorist and founding figure of the Department of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. He propounded the core-periphery model of regional development in the year 1966. The Core-Periphery Model by Friedman shows the process of economic growth and urban development in time and space. Basic Idea … Read more
J. C. Weaver’s crop combination method is one of the simplest and the most objective techniques to delineate agricultural regions. What is Crop Combination Crop combination refers to the most dominant group of crops which are being cultivated in a region for a particular time period (mostly year). The basic idea of Weaver’s method is … Read more
In unbalanced growth theory, Hirschman argued that certain places are naturally endowed with natural resources whereas some places are resource scarce. Therefore, it is inevitable that the growth will take place at fewer places. Hence, he believed that the process of growth is intrinsically unbalanced unlike Gunnar Myrdal’s Theory. Similarity to Cumulative Causation Theory Hirschman’s … Read more
The inception of process of regional development has remained a mystery for most of the development economists. Perroux and Boudeville’s have given their ideas regarding regional development in form of Growth Pole Theory. Similarly, Gunnar Myrdal also gave his cumulative causation theory for explaining the process of regional development. In Simple Words Gunnar Myrdal was … Read more
The economic growth vs development is an old debate among the economists and regional planners. Some of them prefer economic growth while others prefer economic development. As a layman, you must have heard these terms in reference to the state of economy in a India or other countries. People use these terms as synonyms. However, … Read more