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History of Spatial Economic Theory

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  • © 1983

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Authors:
  1. Claude Ponsard

    1. Dijon, France

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 1-4

  3. Before Thunen

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 5-12

  4. Johann-Heinrich von Thunen

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 13-18

  5. From Thunen to Weber

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 19-21

  6. Alfred Weber

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 23-31

  7. From Weber to Palander

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 33-45

  8. Tord Palander

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 47-60

  9. From Palander to Losch

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 61-64

  10. August Losch

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 65-88

  11. From Losch to the Nineteen Fifties

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 89-97

  12. Since the Nineteen Fifties

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 99-126

  13. Conclusion

    • Claude Ponsard
    Pages 127-128

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 129-240
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About this book

The concept of space has always been a fundamental element in various branches of knowledge. The concept often appears in the evolution of knowledge, either as a basis of theory or as a factor in research. It is associated, more or less directly, with all the history of scientific thought. At the level of simple common sense, the importance of the concept of space is only equaled by its lack of precision. It was part of legend before becoming part of history. To indicate the founding of Rome, Romulus started by drawing the boundaries, locating its landmarks in a discontinuous space after having cut the limits of a continuous space. However, neither geographical explorations nor mathematico-logical speculations have ever completely removed the mystery from the concept of space. For all its simple common sense, its mystique remains intact. The privileged position occupied by the concept of space in the history of science and the vagueness of its meaning in the current use of the term, far from constituting a paradox, are mutually explanatory. Every concept of space is necessarily the result of an abstraction, whether the process by which it is reached is through mathematics, psychology, biology, or any other discipline. At the level of common knowledge, the space-time concept is the base upon which are arranged individual experiences. It is thus easy to understand how the concept of space can be understood only through an orderly arrangement of these experiences and their integration into a logical scheme.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dijon, France

    Claude Ponsard

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: History of Spatial Economic Theory

  • Authors: Claude Ponsard

  • Series Title: Texts and Monographs in Economics and Mathematical Systems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82125-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-82127-1Published: 14 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-82125-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-9349

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 240

  • Topics: Economics, general, Economic Policy

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