GEO 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Economic Geography, Central Place Theory, Distance Decay
17 Apr 2018
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Physical flows: movement of goods, people, materials, other tangible commodities between the different nodes of the city along transportation channels. How containerization shaped the world *refer to video. Non-physical flows: the transmission of more intangible commodities such as information between nodes along sometimes less visible transmission channels. Flow of electricity, telecommunications, and the internet either along telephone wires or through wireless transmission mediums. Flow of ideas that occurs within a classroom or opinions through pages of a newspaper. Flo(cid:449)s of (cid:373)o(cid:374)e(cid:455) or (cid:862)thought(cid:863) goods through the i(cid:374)ter(cid:374)et. Collectively, these flows are known as spatial interaction. It is an integral part of both your life. Also to the life of the city it is essential to its growth, functioning, and survival. Form and pattern are often the result of spatial interactions. Allows integration of spatially separated parts of the city. Is an agent of change since it provides the means by which commodities and ideas/opinions to move freely to all individuals.
