Contents: Statements of central place theory Studies of systems of central places Studies of urban spheres of influence and the trade areas of cities Ideas of areal functional organization Fairs and markets The internal business structure of the city On town-country relations, rural neighborhoods and communities Medical service areas Planned shopping centers On measuring retail trade areas and urban domin ance fields; store location research Relations of business structure and consumer shopping and travel habits Central place theory as location theory Ecological theory and central places Planning concepts, community organization, and business centers Business structure and the theory of retailing Urban business structure and urban land use theory.