
Service Industries
A Geographical Appraisal
Peter W. Daniels(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 7. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
322 pages
978-1-138-86722-2 (ISBN)
Description
The first major synthesis of an emerging geography which is undoubtedly changing the way in which academics, planners and policy-makers identify and interpret the spatial development of cities and regions in the 1980s.
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`The book strikes an admirable balance between the private and public sectors and between the interests of provider and consumer; that cannot be said of many other comparable works.' - GeographyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
434 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-86722-2 (9781138867222)
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Content
List of figures, List of tables, Acknowledgements, Preface, 1. Service industries: identity and delimitation, 2. Service industries in the economy: some preliminary empirical evidence, 3. Some causes and further consequences of the emergence of services, 4. Service industry location: the central place model, 5. Service industry location: beyond the central place model, 6. Equity and access: public and private consumer services, 7. Inter-sectoral dependence, centralization and producer services, 8. Locational dynamics of producer and consumer services: competition between CBD and suburbs, 9. Public policies, institutions and the location of services, 10. New technology and the geography of services, Appendix 1: Alternative bases for classifying service industries, Appendix 2: Structure of the labourforce, by occupation status and ratio of female to male employees in each occupation group, selected countries, Appendix 3: Shift-share analysis, Bibliography, Name index, Subject index