1. Von Thunen Model Johann Heinrich Von Thunen

2. Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783-1850) wrote Der Isolierte Staat (The Isolated State) which is the foundation of location theory. Noted how crops near Rostock, Germany changed with no change in soil-mapped the pattern With terrain, soils and rainfall the same he created the ringed- pattern Noted that transportation costs governed land use

3. Von Thünen Model  What farmers produce varies by distance from the town, with livestock raising farthest from town.  Cost of transportation governs use of land.  First effort to analyze the spatial character of economic activity.

4. Climate and natural environment Culture Economic factors Simplified von Thünen model of agricultural land use (1826) Factors influencing location of agriculture Medium transportation cost items (corn, soybeans, mixed farming) More extensive land use – medium rent Urban market High transportation cost items (vegetables, eggs, dairy, flowers) Intensive land use – high land rent Lowest transportation cost items (forestry, wheat, livestock ranching) Most extensive land use – lowest land rent

5. Von Thünen Model

7. Von Thunen’s Bid Rent Model