Isabelle Thomas, Senior Research Associate, Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research and Professor, Department of Geography, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

• Contents: 1. Introduction Part I: Measuring the Shape of the Transportation Network 2. ‘Measuring’ the Shape of the Transportation Network: State of the Art Part II: Location-Allocation Results and the Shape of the Transportation Network 3. Optimal Locations and Transportation Networks: The Case of Autarky 4. Optimal Locations and Transportation Networks: The Case of a Common Market 5. Optimal Locations of Human Activities and the Permeability of the Border in a Common Market Part III: Location-Allocation Modelling and the Measure of Distance 6. Distance-Predicting Functions and Location-Allocation Results 7. Price Policies, Transportation Networks and Location-Allocation Results 8. Negative Externalities and Location-Allocation Results Part IV: Land-Use Planning and the Shape of the Transportation Network: Two Real-World Examples 9. Optimal Locations of Health Centres in Niger: Rainy Season versus Dry Season Accessibility 10. Optimal Location of Recycling in Belgium: Externalities versus Transportation Costs 11. Conclusion References Index

'The book is clearly written and contains an extensive literature review that promises to be a useful guide to readers who intend to apply network structures in their own research. . . The research in this book is original. It hopes to initiate a critical discussion and therefore leaves a lot of questions open.'