Manufacturing & Industrial Location Theory – Chapter 10 Questions Review Handling Power point files E-Stat Labour Energy Environment Issues

Handling PowerPoint Presentations for Study File →Print preview →print what →6 slides per page To eliminate background graphics and dark colours –Format →Slide design →Color scheme (light) –Format → Background (checkbox), apply to all

Using E-Stat No more Census hard copy! Educational gateway to Statistics Canada for education Library→Web resources →Government information →E-Stat →English →Accept →Search Census →Geographic area →Large urban centres…Census Tracts

Using E-Stat Select data: Population and dwelling counts Select geography: Large urban centres in the prairies-Lethbridge Select characteristics: (click+ctrl OR click+shift)

Using E-Stat Select output format: Table areas as rows Counts or percentage of total? Map

Figure 1: Density dot map of Lethbridge City, 2001 Source: Statistics Canada E-Stat 2001 Census of Population, Population and Dwellings Count, 46 Large Urban Centres, Census Tracts Lethbridge, Alberta. Accessed 16 Nov

Labour costs Labour intensive, unskilled Industrial processes Textiles Clothing Footwear Low labour cost locations Urban → rural (or down urban hierarchy) North → south (U.S.) Core → periphery e.g. Novatel - JRC

Labour productivity Varies from region to region Depends on Industrial structure Education Technology Capital

Source: Baldwin et al Statistics Canada 2001

Labour and skills Sharply differentiated Division of labour Skills training Deskilling

Energy Renewable: Hydro-electric Solar, wind Tidal, geothermal Non-renewable Fossil fuels: coal, oil, gas Nuclear fission

Aluminum Electrolysis Alumina+Carbon→Aluminum+CO 2 Alumina from bauxite, gross RM No bauxite in Canada, sub-tropical regions only! Canada is world class Al producer Kitimat and Alma/Arvida

ALCAN, Alma, Quebec

July 1994

Solar panel, July 2004

Water well, 2004

Upland Water trough, still in use! Runs all winter.

Environmental Factors Impact varies By industry By technology By region, depending on policy

Dryden, Ontario

Environmental Impact 1970s - Hg in water 900 kms downstream on English- Wabigoon River system Grassy Narrows IR Blindness, nervous disorders, birth defects, Minimata disease Dryden Chemicals→ Weyerhauser

Environment and Industrial Location Environmental Impact Assessment Due diligence or costly bureaucratic hurdle that discourages progress? Brownfield site expansion Greenfield development

Beef Evaluation Advisory Committee Wastewater – On-site pre-treatment Continuous sampling City needs organics in sewage! If 1 of 5 major waste water producers goes off line, problems Cogeneration: more solids, more electricity