Mathematical Location and Land Use Theory

Focusing on spatial economics, this book delves into topics such as plant location, market area theory, spatial competition, and land use. It emphasizes a two-dimensional geographical space, utilizing Beckmann's continuous flow model and exploring structural stability over optimality in patterns. The text incorporates essential mathematical tools within context, making complex concepts intuitive and visually accessible through computer graphics. The new edition expands on spatial competition and oligopoly theory, providing a detailed analysis of the Hotelling case with elastic demand to clarify previous paradoxes.