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Optimal size and spacing of public facilities in metropolitan areas: The maximum covering location problem revisited

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  1. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

    William L. Holahan

  2. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

    William L. Holahan

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We wish to thank Wayne Bialas, John Brown, and Daniel P. Loucks for their helpful comments.

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Holahan, W.L. Optimal size and spacing of public facilities in metropolitan areas: The maximum covering location problem revisited. Papers of the Regional Science Association 39, 137–156 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01936211

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