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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.
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Carlier, G., Ekeland, I. The Structure of Cities. Journal of Global Optimization 29, 371–376 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOGO.0000047909.02031.ab
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