GEOG 1HB3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Location Theory, Economic Geography, Offshoring
25 Dec 2016
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Chapter 13 geographies of energy and industry. Corporations play a large and important role in any economy. Early location theory focused on proximity to agricultural products. Prior to the industrial revolution, industrial location was predominantly local. Industrialization led to a reliance on coal for energy and many early industrial centres were locat- ed where coal could be found. The relocation of industrial centres plays a key role in globalization. Models of economic growth are known as developmental stages: staples theory, core and pe- riphery, growth poles, and new economic geography. Collective consumption the use of services produced and managed on a collective basis. (p. 493) Deindustrialization loss of manufacturing activity and related employment in a traditional manufac- turing region in the more developed world. (p. 493) Flexible accumulation industrial technologies, labour practices, relations between firms, and con- sumption patterns that are increasingly flexible. (p. 493)
