{"id":54724,"date":"2021-10-08T06:07:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T06:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=54724"},"modified":"2021-10-08T06:07:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T06:07:14","slug":"industrial-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/industrial-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial Location \u2013 Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Industrial location is the study and analysis of the various factors that determine the existence, selection, and suitability of a site for an industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The location decision involves elements such as capital investment, labor availability, labor costs, labor skills, transportation facilities, market requirements and other non-geographical factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The geographical location influences such as soil quality and its suitability for the type of industry proposed; climate; waste disposal; air and water pollution; natural resources available; competition from competitors which may be already established in the area; availability of surrounding buffer areas and economic growth potential should also be taken into consideration for locating an industry at a particular location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial locations are influenced by the availability of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Raw material<\/li><li>Labour<\/li><li>Capital<\/li><li>Power<\/li><li>Market<\/li><li>Government policies<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, industries are located in or near cities. 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