Basic study for the service location theory

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520899
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human geography
• Research Institution: Kokushikan University
• Principal Investigator: KATO Koji 国士舘大学, 文学部, 教授 (10294498)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KATO Kazunobu 釧路公立大学, 経済学部, 教授 (40175279) ; KUWATSUKA Kentaro 龍谷大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (40346466) ; MIYACHI Tadayuki 国士舘大学, 文学部, 准教授 (40339354) ; OHSAWA Katsufumi 釧路公立大学, 経済学部, 教授 (30305247) ; SUEYOSHI Kenji 福島大学, 経済経営学類, 教授 (50261722) ; MATSUHASHI Koji 明治大学, 文学部, 教授 (30165849)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: サービス / 立地論 / ドクターヘリ / 運航実績 / 人口集積 / 北海道

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, We attempted to construct the location theory of the service industry from empirical and theoretical aspects. In empirical studies, we focused on Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido where can be seen that the centralization of service industries cause the agglomeration of population, and considered transportation of heliborne emergency patients with medical doctor, which have an effect on the regional conditions. In theoretical terms, we proposed that it is important for economic geography theory to consider the different nature in a geographical sense between services and goods, and the concept of “constraints” which were defined on Time-geography.

Free Research Field

経済地理学