I: History.- Urbanization, Technological Progress, and Economic History.- Urbanization, Industrial Dynamics, and Spatial Development: A Company Life History Approach.- Migration and City Growth during Industrial Revolutions.- II: Theory.- Economic Growth in a Central Place System.- Supplementary Note on Economic Growth in a Central Place System.- Economies and Diseconomies of Agglomeration.- Structural Change in Urban Growth.- The Locational Impact of Declining Costs of Transportation and Communication.- III: Policy Implications.- Alternative Strategies for Coping with Traffic Congestion.- Competition among Locations: Objectives, Instruments, Strategies, Perspectives.- The Future of Planning.- About the Authors.Springer Book Archives