Location trends of specialist services

Schiller R. K. (1971) Location trends of specialist services, Reg. Studies 5, 1–10. Evidence is produced to show that specialist services in the Outer Metropolitan Area, around London, are less centrally located than would be expected by current theory. High income, car ownership and population dispersal are suggested as causes. It is argued that specialist services will tend to polarize in future between non-central locations serving car-based local consumers, and metropolitan CBDs serving public transport-based commuters, tourists and distant visitors.