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Portnov B. A. and Schwartz M. On the relativity of urban location, Regional Studies. The effect of location attributes (e.g., topography, proximity to networks, etc.) depends on how much they stand out in their regional or national contexts. In a region or country where a given advantage or disadvantage are commonplace, they are likely to have lesser effects than where they are uncommon. Thus, cold and rainy places may repel would-be residents in countries or regions offering sunnier alternatives, but might not deter them if such alternatives are absent. Location advantage is thus a relative notion: it might matter regionally and nationally more than internationally... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]