Central Places in the Random Spatial Economy

The major difficulty in writing central place theory is that the elements comprise a system without really independent variables so there are no fundamental determinants to use in understanding its logic. Any ordering of central places within a city, either perceived or imposed according to one's metaphysics, is to be found in the collective's response to an uncertain space-time environment. It may be noted that the bandwidth does not affect the management of stocks but is rather an adaptation to uncertainty about space and is thus at the heart of the central place problem. The author have indicated that retailers operate in a closed space of relatively small size. However, is seems likely that such a time-space coefficient will vary by major regions according to the real factors expressed in the price structure.