Out Of Town Indust As
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Light industry near to major road or motorway, for transport of high value, low bulk raw materials and goods Cheaper land on greenfield site, lower bid rent and rates Room for large buildings, car parks and loading/unloadi ng Footloose industries located near the urban market and near the suburban source of labour Pleasant working environment, near urban fringe and the countryside Well planned estate roads and ready built factories Excellent road links and accessibility to other towns and cities Distributive firms, food processing, light manufacturing, high tech firms and recently offices and hotels WHY ?
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economic geography - out of town industry: why and impact
Transcript of Out Of Town Indust As
Light industry near to major road or motorway, for transport of high value, low bulk raw materials and goods
Cheaper land on greenfield site, lower bid rent and ratesRoom for large buildings, car parks and loading/unloading
Footloose industries located near the urban market and near the suburban source of labour
Pleasant working environment, near urban fringe and the countryside
Well planned estate roads and ready built factories
Excellent road links and accessibility to other towns and cities
Distributive firms, food processing, light manufacturing, high tech firms and recently offices and hotels
WHY ?
IMPACT
LOSS OF FARMLAND
INCREASED URBAN SPRAWL
CHANGES CHARCTER OF RURAL AND SUBURBAN AREA
INCREASED POLLUTION, AIR AND NOISE
INCREASED CONGESTION
LOSS OF HABITATS AND WILDLIFE
STRAIN ON WATER AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS, POLLUTION OF NEARBY RIVERS AND LAKES
