Aspects of Central Place

United Kingdom, 1982

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Episode of Series “Geography today: a search for order”.
This film uses the Cambridge area of the United Kingdom to discuss the applicability of Christaller’s central place theory in a modern context. Explains the forces that have given growth to the city of Cambridge and the functions of centres at different levels of the settlement hierarchy in Canmbridge. Suitable for Upper-Secondary students.

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Credits

director

Eric Harrison

producer

Julia Spark

production company

Granada Television International

Duration

00:20:14:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1982

Appears in

Geography today: a search for order

Group of items

Geography today: a search for order

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507884

Language

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Great Britain

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Geography

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Urbanization

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization

History → Urbanization

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geography

Places → Cities and towns - Great Britain

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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