Why is property located where it is, and how has this process changed in recent years? A number of factors, such as social change and technological development, have affected location and these are considered. Value, the way changing patterns of location are measured, is examined and a discussion of rent contours is given. The book considers location in the retail industry, looking at the theory, hierarchy, clustering and dispersal. The move to out-of-town sites, with its three waves of decentralization, is described. Central place theory, dating from the 1930's, is discounted as being...