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... > social science subjects > economics > applied economics > economic geography > regional economic geography > location theory
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > economic geography > regional economic geography > location theory
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > political economy > economic geography > regional economic geography > location theory
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political economy > economic geography > regional economic geography > location theory
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location theory  

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  • Location theory refers to a conceptual perspective widely used in economic geography during the 1950s and 1960s, primarily during the reign of the philosophy of logical positivism. Location theory exemplified geography as a spatial science, primarily concerned about abstract laws applicable under all circumstances. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Geography; Location Theory]

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