<p>The closest I can find to what I believe you’re looking for would be the <a href="https://data.footprintnetwork.org/#/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">biocapacity map</a> of the Global Footprint Network. They don't seem to publish granular spatial data, i.e. where in a country its biocapacity is located.</p>
<p>Note, however, that actual economic activity does not correspond to local biocapacity because high density stock energy (fossil fuel) can be transported to population centres. (<a href="https://portal.research.lu.se/portal/en/publications/fossil-capital(87f140d1-97fc-4d6c-9e6b-8749c286877b).html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Source</a>)</p>

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<p>Does exist some model of optimal people occupancy over whole our planet?</p>

<p>Something accounting for climate, resources (with and without existing settlements) availability, progress and grows perspectives and so on.
I would like to find it in form of heat map.
All I can find is just studies about cities layout or population size and density.</p>

<p>I came to the question thinking about advisability of my little hometown existence and ways to improve it - may be the game is not worth the candle.</p>

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This seems to be more of an economic geography question than an economics question. That said, it has been argued elsewhere on this forum that economic geography is a sub-field of economics. I would in that case suggest we add a tag “economic geography”.
https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/39283/what-is-the-relationship-between-the-disciplines-of-economics-and-economic-geogr
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Optimal population allocation layout over the Earth
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# Optimal population allocation layout over the Earth

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-10)

Does exist some model of optimal people occupancy over whole our planet?

Something accounting for climate, resources (with and without existing settlements) availability, progress and grows perspectives and so on.
I would like to find it in form of heat map.
All I can find is just studies about cities layout or population size and density.

I came to the question thinking about advisability of my little hometown existence and ways to improve it - may be the game is not worth the candle.

**Tags:** optimization, resource-economics, population-economics

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This seems to be more of an economic geography question than an economics question. That said, it has been argued elsewhere on this forum that economic geography is a sub-field of economics. I would in that case suggest we add a tag “economic geography”. https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/39283/what-is-the-relationship-between-the-disciplines-of-economics-and-economic-geogr  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-11-21. Score: -1

The closest I can find to what I believe you’re looking for would be the [biocapacity map](https://data.footprintnetwork.org/#/) of the Global Footprint Network. They don't seem to publish granular spatial data, i.e. where in a country its biocapacity is located.

Note, however, that actual economic activity does not correspond to local biocapacity because high density stock energy (fossil fuel) can be transported to population centres. ([Source](https://portal.research.lu.se/portal/en/publications/fossil-capital(87f140d1-97fc-4d6c-9e6b-8749c286877b).html))


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