The impact of transportation networks on the location of human activities is a surprisingly neglected topic in economic geography. Using the simple plant location problem, this paper investigates such an impact in the case of a few idealized networks. It is seen that a grid network tends to...

This paper aims at showing how far the shape of a studied area influences the results of optimal location-allocation models. Simulations are performed on rectangular toy-networks with an equal number of vertices but with different length/width ratios. The case of merging two such networks into a...

In this paper we report the results of a study on secondary school planning made within the framework of Coimbra’s Educational Charter. Coimbra is a medium-sized municipality of 320 km<font=-2>²</font> and 150 000 inhabitants located in the center-littoral region of Portugal. The planning problem addressed...</font=-2>

Les 30 dernières années ont montré le développement d'un nouveau type de développement urbain en France, appelé périurbanisation. Une ceinture périurbaine est située hors d'une ville et elle est occupée à la fois par des ménages et par des agriculteurs. Les auteurs proposent un...

Using Belgian microdata, we assess the impact, on a hedonic regression, of the distortions arising from the choice of either a specific zoning system or the delineation of the study area. We also evaluate the biases that arise when spatial effects are not accounted for. Given that the dependent...

Individuals with heterogeneous incomes occupy a territory divided into zones with unequal levels of amenities. Using the concept of land rent à la Ricardo, we propose a model determining the land rent in the different zones as well as the distribution of individuals across them. A land tax...