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Is planning for a cluster of villages a viable option, when planning for backward areas of the country? Discuss with suitable examples.

  • UPSC 2015
  • Regional Development and Planning

Walter Christaller built central-place analysis on two quantities — the threshold, the minimum population at which a service is economically viable, and the range, the farthest people will travel to use it.

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