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Explain the processes of contagion and hierarchical diffusion in addressing regional imbalances.

  • UPSC 2021
  • Regional Planning

Spatial diffusion is the process by which an innovation, practice or development impulse spreads from its point of origin across territory and population — formalised by Torsten Hägerstrand (1953) in his study of agricultural innovation in Sweden.

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  • Contagious Diffusion
  • Hierarchical Diffusion
  • Using Both to Correct Regional Imbalance

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