6.pptServices
- Service-any activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it (Rubinstein)
- Services are usually located where they can be close to market
- Services are usually located in settlements, that is, clusters of human habitation
Types of Services
- Consumer Services serve individuals
- A. retail services provide products
- B. personal services provide for the “well-being and personal improvement of individuals”; they include education, social services, recreation, hotels, religions, self-improvement, communication, etc; this group includes one-fifth of all American jobs (Bloch)
Service Types
- Business Services support other businesses; they include:
- Producer services- banks, insurance, real estate, law, engineering, accounting, management
- Transportation and Information Services (Cerner) (Sprint)
- Public Service
Central Place Theory
- A central place is a market center for the exchange of goods and services by people attracted from the surrounding area
- The central place services a hinterland which is defined by:
- Range-the maximum distance people will travel; and
- Threshold-the minimum number of people needed to support a service
