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Manufacturing & Industrial Location Theory – Chapter 10 Questions Review Labour Energy Environment Issues Evaluation Corporate strategy
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Labour productivity Varies from region to region Depends on Industrial structure Education Technology Capital
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Source: Baldwin et al Statistics Canada 2001
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Labour and skills Sharply differentiated Division of labour Skills training Deskilling
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Energy Renewable: Hydro-electric Solar, wind Tidal, geothermal Non-renewable Fossil fuels: coal, oil, gas Nuclear fission
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Aluminum Electrolysis Alumina+Carbon→Aluminum+CO 2 Alumina from bauxite, gross RM No bauxite in Canada, formed by solution in sub-tropical regions Yet Canada is world class Al producer! Kitimat and Lac St-Jean region Why?
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ALCAN, Alma, Quebec
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Environmental Factors Impact varies By industry By technology By region, depending on policy
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Dryden, Ontario
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Environmental Impact 1970s - Hg in English-Wabigoon system Grassy Narrows IR, Minimata disease Dryden Chemicals→Weyerhauser
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Beef Evaluation Advisory Committee Wastewater – Continuous sampling, user pay Pre-treatment Organics in sewage! 5 major waste water producers Cogeneration
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Beef Evaluation Advisory Committee Stormwater – Livestock Water consumption Solid waste disposal Air quality Transportation – noise
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