Industrial Location Theories
Industrial Location Theories
Industrial Location Theories
LOCATION
THEORIES
P L A N 2 0 1 - B T H E O RY O F P R A C T I C E & P L A N N I N G
PRESENTED BY ANGELI M ARZAN , M ASTER OF ARTS IN
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
OUTLINE
Weber’s Model
Manufacturing plants will
locate where costs are
Hotelling’s Model
the least (least cost Location of an industry
theory) cannot be understood
Theory: without reference to Losch’s Model
other industries of the
Least Cost Theory same kind. Manufacturing plants
choose locations where
Costs: Transportation, Theory: they can maximize profit.
Labor, Agglomeration Locational Theory:
interdependence
Zone of Profitability
QUESTIONS?
( W A G M A H I YA N G M A G TA N O N G )