Mathematical Location and Land Use Theor

An Introduction

Tonu Puu

362 pages, parution le 12/06/2003 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

Covers all main topics of spatial economics, plant location, the theory of nested market areas, including rank-size relations, spatial competition and pricing, land use theory and the emergence of specialization and trade, commuting and traffic distributions according to the gravity and entropy hypotheses, migration, and the layout of transportation networks. A strong focus is on the continuous two dimensional geographical space, with Beckmann's continuous flow model as central piece. Another feature is a focus on structural stability rather than optimality of emergent patterns. All the specific mathematical tools needed are developed within context. The whole approach is intuitive, and supported by lavish computer graphics. The new edition contains extensive material on spatial competition, oligopoly theory in Hotelling's setup. The Hotelling case is formally worked out with elastic demand, which limits the occurrence of some of the confusing paradoxes Hotelling found for inelastic demand.

Preface
Prologue
Location Theory
Optimal Routes
Flows in the Space Economy
Market Areas
Land Use
Commuting and Migrating
Cycles, Growth, and Equilibrium
Transportation Networks
Epilogue
List of Figures
Author Index
Subject Index
Glossary of Formulas

L'auteur - Tonu Puu

University of Umea, Sweden.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Tonu Puu
Parution	12/06/2003
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	362
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	380g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9783540009313