| Article ID: | iaor20051462 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 29 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 371 |
| End Page Number: | 376 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Journal: | Journal of Global Optimization |
| Authors: | Carlier G. |
| Keywords: | geography & environment |
We give an account of recent work, where the spatial structure of cities is analysed as an equilibrium problem between the various uses of land. The mathematical theory of optimal transportation plays a crucial role in the proof.