Central Place Theory
	To cover the whole service area and not leave an area unserved, the range circles must overlap. But consumers can only shop in one place in this theory! What is the spatial solution? Answer: move your cursor over the diagram!
hexagons (six-sided shapes) that completely cover an area without overlapped or unserving any areas.	So far we have been discussing the market principle of Central Place Theory. Two other principles modify these fundamental characteristics.

Created by Ingolf Vogeler on 30 March 1996; last revised on 07 March 2005.