---
entity_slug: market_based_economic_geography
entity_type: Principle
vsm_system: S4
type_rationale: Market-based economic geography represents an abstract theoretical
  framework that explains how market characteristics systematically determine spatial
  patterns of economic activity across different contexts and regions.
vsm_rationale: This principle operates primarily in the intelligence function by providing
  a systematic way to analyze and understand how environmental factors (market access,
  transportation costs) shape the adaptive spatial organization of economic activities.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:12:24.418287'
---

# Classification: Market Based Economic Geography

## Entity Type

Principle

## VSM System

S4

## Type Rationale

Market-based economic geography represents an abstract theoretical framework that explains how market characteristics systematically determine spatial patterns of economic activity across different contexts and regions.

## VSM Rationale

This principle operates primarily in the intelligence function by providing a systematic way to analyze and understand how environmental factors (market access, transportation costs) shape the adaptive spatial organization of economic activities.
