Majority Voting and the Location of Salutary Public Facilities

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Geographical AnalysisVolume 15, Issue 3 p. 205-211 Free Access Majority Voting and the Location of Salutary Public Facilities Fred M. Shelley, Fred M. Shelley Fred M. Shelley is assistant professor of geography, University of Oklahoma.Search for more papers by this authorMichael F. Goodchild, Michael F. Goodchild Michael F. Goodchild is professor of geography, University of Western Ontario. The helpful comments of Daniel Fesenmaier, Diane Whalley, Frank Stetzer, Sally McLafferty, Avijit Ghosh, and two anonymous referees on earlier drafts of this paper are gratefully acknowledged.Search for more papers by this author Fred M. Shelley, Fred M. Shelley Fred M. Shelley is assistant professor of geography, University of Oklahoma.Search for more papers by this authorMichael F. Goodchild, Michael F. Goodchild Michael F. Goodchild is professor of geography, University of Western Ontario. The helpful comments of Daniel Fesenmaier, Diane Whalley, Frank Stetzer, Sally McLafferty, Avijit Ghosh, and two anonymous referees on earlier drafts of this paper are gratefully acknowledged.Search for more papers by this author First published: July 1983 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-4632.1983.tb00782.xCitations: 2 Michael F. Goodchild is professor of geography, University of Western Ontario. The helpful comments of Daniel Fesenmaier, Diane Whalley, Frank Stetzer, Sally McLafferty, Avijit Ghosh, and two anonymous referees on earlier drafts of this paper are gratefully acknowledged. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat LITERATURE CITED Black, D. (1948). “On the Rationale of Group Decision Making. Journal of Political Economy, 56, 23– 34. Hansen, P., and J.-E Thisse (1981). “Outcomes of Voting and Planning: Condorcet, Weber, and Rawls Locations. Journal of Public Economics, 16, 1– 15. Kramer, G. (1973). “On a Class of Equilibrium Conditions for Majority Rule. Econometrica, 41, 255– 97. Rushton, G., S. L. McLafferty, and A. Ghosh (1981). “Optimum Locations for Public Services: Individual Preferences and Social Choice. Geographical Analysis, 13, 196– 202. Sen, A. (1977). “Social Choice Theory: A Re-Examination. Econometrica, 45, 53– 89. Tellier, L.-N. (1972). “The Weber Problem: Solution and Interpretation. Geographical Analysis, 4, 215– 33. Wendell, R. E., and R. D. McKelvey (1981). “New Perspectives in Competitive Location Theory. European Journal of Operational Research, 6, 174– 82. Citing Literature Volume15, Issue3July 1983Pages 205-211 ReferencesRelatedInformation