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Human Geography Jerome D. Fellmann Arthur Getis Judith Getis Jon C. Malinowski
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Human Geography Chapter 9 Livelihood And Economy: From Blue Collar to Gold Collar
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Components of the Space Economy Concepts and Controls Market Equilibrium
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Secondary Activities: Manufacturing Locational Decisions in Manufacturing –Principles n Location –Raw Materials –Power Supply –Labor –Market –Transportation
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Secondary Activities: Manufacturing (cont.) Transportation and Location Industrial Location Theories –Least-Cost Theory –Locational Interdependence Theory –Profit-Maximization Approaches Source: Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library
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Least-Cost Theory Alfred Weber (1868-1958) Assumptions: –Isotropic Plain –Single Product to a Single Market –Raw Materials from Two or More Sources –Labor Infinitely Available but Immobile –Transportation Routes are not Fixed but connect places by a straight line
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Locational Interdependence Theory Variable Revenue Analysis Competitive Locations in a Linear Market
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Profit Maximization Approaches Spatial Margin of Profitability Satisficing Locations
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Secondary Activities: Manufacturing (cont.) Other Locational Considerations and Controls –Agglomeration Economies –Just-in-Time and Flexible Production –Comparative Advantage –Imposed Considerations Transnational Corporations
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World Manufacturing Patterns and Trends Anglo America Western and Central Europe Eastern Europe Eastern Asia
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High-Tech Patterns Impacts of High-Tech Industries Agglomerating Forces Contributors to Production
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Tertiary and Beyond Tertiary Services Beyond Tertiary –Quaternary –Quinary
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Services in World Trade Impact in International Trade Flows Impact in Economic Interdependence Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
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