week 8

Question 1

what is industrial location - geometrical representation

Answer 1

with one raw material the location choice defines a line (segmetn) between the source and the marker

with two raw materials the location choice defines a triangle whose vertices are the material sources and markets

MI will determine corner or intermediate solutions

Question 2

describe corner solution

Answer 2

one material exceeds sum of all others

Question 3

describe intermediate solutions

Answer 3

no single material (or final product) exceed all others

Question 4

1 raw material: line

Answer 4

corner solution
intermediate solution
at end points or along line

Question 5

2 raw materials : triangle

Answer 5

corner solution
intermediate solutions

at vertices or alone triangle perimeter

Question 6

geometrical representation advanced power struggle

Answer 6

additional materials are represented as a more complex polygon

determination of optimal intermediate location is struggle between corners of the polygon

Question 7

localized production factors

Answer 7

land, raw materials
labour
capital

Question 8

production factor subsitution

Answer 8

isoquant/isocost
technology
mobility

Question 9

where do heavy inputs locate

Answer 9

locate near the source or by a source of transportation (railway)

Question 10

further considerations of industrial location theory

Answer 10

cost of labour is not factored
industrial location vs migration
skilled labour and education
capital is not counted
delocalization adn outsourcing

Question 11

how is transportation cost formed

Answer 11

by termina cost and haul cost

Question 12

what is terminal cost

Answer 12

laoding, unloading, transshipping

Question 13

what is haul cost

Answer 13

moving freight over distance

Question 14

terminal vs haul costs and their ratios depend on…

Answer 14

transportation mode, highway, raildroad etc

Question 15

unitary transport cost curve

Answer 15

per mile transport, inversly proportional to distance

Question 16

total transport cost curve

Answer 16

total transport cost per weight unit generally increases with distance, but eh curve is less than proportional to distance

Question 17

describe distance and costs for highway (truck)

Answer 17

almost proportional to distance
low terminal cost
more cost=effective on short distance

Question 18

describe distance and cost for railroad, waterway

Answer 18

high terminal cost, and lower line-haul costs
coarser network
high transshipment costs
msot cost-effective over longest distances

Question 19

describe the industrial location example of Venice

Answer 19

early 20th century a chemical industrial plant was established on the edge of the lagoon, sceond largest in Euroope of its kind

why?
oil origination vs destination

break of bulk point

Question 20

social consequences of the venice example

Answer 20

labour
education
urban spaces
local management
garden town
bedroom communities

Question 21

environmental damage venice

Answer 21

major damage to :
unique cultural heritage
unqiue natural environment
public health

Question 22

commerical traffic example venice

Answer 22

excavation of the petroleum canal for large tankers, impact on water circulation

Question 23

importance of venice example

Answer 23

understand how much classical location principles affected and continue to affect the world

Question 24

what is isodapane

Answer 24

line of equal total transport cost

Question 25

T/F? as more firms are attracted to one location, agglomerations begin to form

Answer 25

true

Question 26

criticism of industrial location model

Answer 26

unrealistic assumptions
rigid conditions and development

still holds value

Question 27

further developmetns of industrial location model

Answer 27

weber first to consider industrial clusters aand aglgomeration

analysis of clusters

Question 28

key elements of masrhallian industrial districts

Answer 28

intermediate industries providing speciliazied inputs
skilled labour required
a dedicated infrastructure formed of diverse elements
possibility of formal face to face contact

all these elements can reduce costs for each individual firm

Question 29

Alfred marshalls industrial districts

Answer 29

writes principles of economics
important contribution to political economics
geographical clusters of irms producing similar products
important elements of industrial districts

Question 30

marshall considered inudstrial districts as a potential key to rescue the british economy T/F?

Answer 30

true

Question 31

industrial districts geographic milieu

Answer 31

more than physical and human environment
the local conditions of entrepreneurships
the creative class and creative centres
the trust factors
evolving geographic dimension of milieu
more than a landscape

Question 32

industrial socio-cultural aspects

Answer 32

flexibility
innovation
competition vs cooperation
indentity
history

Question 33

the role of the state in industrial districts

Answer 33

level of intervention
local vs central
supporting infrastructure
regulation vs deregulation

Question 34

examples of industrial disticts

Answer 34

silicon valley
hollywood
technology

Question 35

UK industrial clusters

Answer 35

digital health, financial , processing industry

Question 36

how many indutrial districts in Italy

Answer 36

114

Question 37

productive districts and local resources

Answer 37

eyewear, luxury footwear, sport footwear

Question 38

local resources and land use

Answer 38

asiago cheese, prosecco wine, valpolicella wine

Question 39

toursim components

Answer 39

type of attraction
scale (local, overnight, international)

type of services
limits