Rick Gindele's Economy Geography presentation at NCGE 2013 for the APHG strand

1. New Approaches
to Old Models in
Economic Geography
Rick Gindele, Cherry Creek HS

2. Top Challenges for
AP Human Geography Teachers
critique of models
economic location theory
economic development strategies

3. Economic Geography Models
von Thunen
Bid-Rent
Weber

4. Why do so many teachers
struggle with these
concepts?

5. Common Questions
Where is economic geography in the AP course outline?
Where do these models fit in the course outline?
Why study models?
How do these models work in reality?
Are these models outdated?
How are these theories, concepts, and models related?

6. Which
models/concepts are
least represented in
the major textbooks?

7. Land Use Theory
&
Bid-Rent Theory

8. Rubenstein James.
The Cultural Landscape:
An Introduction to Human Geography, 11th
Edition, Pearson, 2014.
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9. Fouberg,Erin, H., Alexander B. Murphy, & H.J.
de Blij. Human Geography:
People,Place, and Culture,
10th Edition. Wiley & Sons, 2012.
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10. Knox, Paul, L., & Sallie A. Marston.
Human Geography:
Places and Regions in Global Context, 5th
Edition. Pearson, 2010.
Text

11. Fellmann, Jerome, D., Mark D. Bjelland, Arthur Getis, &
Judith Getis,
Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities,
11th Edition. McGraw Hill, 2010.
Text

12. Where is bid-rent in the
AP course outline?
Text

13. When has bid-rent been on the AP test?
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14. 2007
Text
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15. How deep is your
background
knowledge for
the numerous
topics in the AP
course outline?

17. Land Use Theory &
Bid-Rent Theory
1975
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18. Chapter 13, Urbanization
Urbanization as a Spatial Process
Accessibility within Cities
The Geometry of Land Values, 337-341, w/5
diagrams1
Land Use Mosaics, Chicago Style
Population Density Patterns
Chapter 14, City Chains and Hierarchies
A Rule for the Size Distribution of
Settlements, 356-362
The Christaller Central Place Model, 362-380
Chapter 15, Worlds Beyond the City, 1:
Agricultural Zone and Industrial Centers
Thunen and Land Use Zoning, 383-392
Weber and Industrial Location, 392-399

19. Chapter 2, Land Use Theory
Classic Theory of Rural Land Use, 13-39
(Von Thunen)
Urban Land Use, 32-37 (bid-rent)
Chapter 3, Spatial Patterns of Land Use
Rural Land Use
Urban Land Use
Chapter 4, Industrial Location Theory
Least Cost Theory, 88-98 (Weber)

20. Economic Geography
How is land allocated among the many
human activities competing for it?
Is there any predictable/logical pattern
that emerges due to this competition?

21. Land Use Theory
limited supply of land
competition for control of particular parcels

22. rural land use theory (19th century)
urban land use theory (20th century)
both are closely related
challenges the same, but urban is vastly
more complicated
Evolution of Land Use Theory

23. What determines how land is used?
Rural - what type of primary activities is
land used for?
Urban - commercial, residential,
transportation, wholesaling, retail,
warehousing, manufacturing, recreation,
etc......
Suburban?

24. How much land is available/needed for a
particular use?

25. Economic Space of Land
Quality - site characteristics
Location - its utility in relationship to
other activities

26. Functional Accessibility of Land
Measured in terms of cost, time, and effort to reach a
given spot.

27. Functional accessibility is
subject to change!
transportation innovations
population growth (traffic congestion)
government policies
culture?

28. Economic location varies in importance with
the type of activity.

29. Location of Private
Golf Courses

30. Sometimes quality and location
are at odds with each other.
Central Valley of California

31. extensive - large quantities of land are
required relative to labor and capital
expenses
intensive - little land is used with increased
costs for labor and capital expenses
Extensive vs. Intensive

32. Bid-Rent Theory
The price and demand for land changes
with distance from the CBD.
Different land uses will compete for
desirable pieces of property in order to
maximize profits.
Accessibility increases the potential for
more customers.
There is a trade-off between accessibility
and cost of land.

33. ties together rural
and urban land use
principles
Bid-Rent Theory

36. Bid-Rent Curves for
Banks & Golf Courses

37. Bid-Rent Curves with
Secondary Centers & Arterials

39. Highlands Ranch, CO

41. Highest & Best Use!

42. Sources:
Conklin, Edgar, J., & Maurice Yeates.
Man’s Economic Environment. New York,
NY: McGraw-Hill, 1976. Print.
Haggett, Peter. Geography: A Modern
Synthesis, 2nd Edition. London, UK. Harper
& Row, 1975. Print.

43. Intellectual Modeling?
connectivity
accessibility
networks
site & situation
time-space compression
distance decay
mobility
intervening obstacles & opportunities