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PLACE THEORY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- central place theory 1, record 1, English, central%20place%20theory
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a vast branch of urban geography dealing with the spacing of settlements, and more particularly, the study of larger centres with increasingly higher functions. 1, record 1, English, - central%20place%20theory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement urbain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- théorie des lieux centraux
1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20des%20lieux%20centraux
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Installation des grands centres d'achat en banlieue, s'inspire des postulats de la théorie des lieux centraux. 1, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20des%20lieux%20centraux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-03-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- place of acting theory
1, record 2, English, place%20of%20acting%20theory
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- théorie du lieu de l'acte
1, record 2, French, th%C3%A9orie%20du%20lieu%20de%20l%27acte
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1981-04-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- place theory
1, record 3, English, place%20theory
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A theory of pitch, widely accepted, that assumes different places on the basilar membrane are activated by different frequencies of a sound stimulus. 1, record 3, English, - place%20theory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics. 2, record 3, English, - place%20theory
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- théorie de la localisation cochléaire 1, record 3, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20localisation%20cochl%C3%A9aire
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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