A typology of distance-based measures of spatial concentration

Eric Marcon (1) , Florence Puech (2)

1 UMR ECOFOG - Ecologie des forêts de Guyane
2 RITM - Réseaux Innovation Territoires et Mondialisation

Over the last decade, distance-based methods have been introduced and then improved in the field of spatial economics to gauge the geographic concentration of activities. There is a growing literature on this theme including new tools, discussions on their specific properties and various applications. However, there is currently no typology of distance-based methods. This paper fills that gap. The proposed classification helps understand all the properties of distance-based methods and proves that they are variations on the same framework.

Mots clés: Spatial concentration; Aggregation; Point patterns; Agglomeration; Economic geography

Domaines: Economies et finances

Eric Marcon, Florence Puech. A typology of distance-based measures of spatial concentration. 2012. ⟨halshs-00679993v3⟩