Theory of the Location of Industries
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Theory of the Location of Industries is a foundational work in economic geography that develops a model explaining how firms choose industrial locations to minimize costs such as transportation, labor, and agglomeration.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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theoretical model of industrial location ⓘ work in economic geography ⓘ |
| addresses |
choice of plant location relative to raw materials and markets
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role of industrial concentration ⓘ trade-off between transport costs and labor costs ⓘ |
| author | Alfred Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAssumption |
firms seek to minimize total costs
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labor costs vary spatially ⓘ markets and raw materials are fixed points ⓘ transportation costs are proportional to distance and weight ⓘ |
| coreModelFeature |
isodapanes
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location triangle ⓘ material index ⓘ weight-losing and weight-gaining industries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
limited treatment of demand and market structure
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simplifying assumptions about space and transport ⓘ |
| describes |
location of manufacturing plants
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spatial distribution of industry ⓘ |
| field |
economic geography
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location theory ⓘ regional economics ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Theory of the Location of Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early formal model of industrial location
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foundational work in economic geography ⓘ |
| influenced |
economic geography as an academic discipline
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industrial location analysis ⓘ neoclassical location theory ⓘ regional science ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
Weberian industrial location model
NERFINISHED
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agglomeration economies ⓘ deglomeration forces ⓘ labor cost advantage ⓘ transportation cost minimization ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agglomeration
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industrial geography ⓘ industrial location ⓘ labor costs ⓘ transportation costs ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Über den Standort der Industrien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
| usedIn |
industrial location decision models
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regional planning analysis ⓘ teaching of economic geography ⓘ |
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