Shopping patterns and central place theory in Rangitikei County : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Geography

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dc.contributor.authorBuckman, Warwick Arthur
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-27T22:41:42Z
dc.date.available2017-06-27T22:41:42Z
dc.date.issued1972
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is a study of aspects of shopping. The term shopping has been deliberately used. It is academically nondescript, an advantage over terms such as retailing or marketing which have definite and consequently limiting connotations. In contrast an academically unrestricted idea of shopping is possible. But it is necessary to assume that there is a general body of content envisaged in the term. One elaboration of shopping could be "people buying goods from other people, usually at a shop in a town". From this elaboration can be constructed several postulates inherent in shopping: centres at which goods are sold, or central places, people selling goods, or retailers, and people buying goods, or consumers. Before delimiting the particular aspects of shopping to be studied, it is worthwhile to look more closely at the three postulates. (a) Central Places Three major abstractions have defined the role of central places in studies which have dealt with shopping. The first is the tacit acceptance that all shopping occurs in formally ordained and advertised institutions. In most studies the occurrence of such institutions has constituted a central place. Scott (1970, 12) in his examination of the geography of retailing accepts as co-existent central places and retail establishments. Thus the multitude of small transactions such as the sale of eggs to friends or home hair styling are not formally incorporated into geographic models. Even Berry (1967) in his elaborate introduction of the place of market centres does not positively recognise such informal transactions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/11374
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectRangitikei Countyen_US
dc.subjectShoppingen_US
dc.titleShopping patterns and central place theory in Rangitikei County : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Geographyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorBuckman, Warwick Arthuren_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M. A.)en_US
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