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Title: The role of amenities and other factors in influencing the location of nonmanufacturing industry in the United States

Abstract

Consumer and producer services, the latter in particular, are expected to become an important means of diversification and employment growth to the economy of Nevada. It has been suggested that the siting of the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, will lead to a significant reduction in the amenity value of the state and, consequently, the ability of the state to attract these nonmanufacturing industries. This report reviews the literature dealing with factors important to the location of services, with an emphasis on producer services, to determine whether amenities, which have been shown to be an important locational consideration for some manufacturing firms, similarly affect the location of services. The report finds little substantive evidence to link amenities with the location of service firms, although the process by which these firms` locations are chosen is not well understood. Research in this area is comparatively recent, and although a number of theories of service location have been developed, the majority of research is exploratory in scope.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Environmental Assessment and Information Sciences Div.
  2. West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States). Dept. of Geology and Geography
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Environmental Assessment and Information Sciences Div.
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
138371
Report Number(s):
ANL/EAIS/TM-41
ON: DE92009745
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jul 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; YUCCA MOUNTAIN; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; NEVADA; ECONOMY; INDUSTRY; SITE SELECTION; SERVICE SECTOR; MANUFACTURING; COMMERCIALIZATION; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; DEMOGRAPHY; SECTORAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; SITE SURVEYS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; PERSONNEL; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; COMPETITION; HUMAN POPULATIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; Yucca Mountain Project

Citation Formats

Allison, T, and Calzonetti, F J. The role of amenities and other factors in influencing the location of nonmanufacturing industry in the United States. United States: N. p., 1990. Web. doi:10.2172/138371.
Allison, T, & Calzonetti, F J. The role of amenities and other factors in influencing the location of nonmanufacturing industry in the United States. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/138371
Allison, T, and Calzonetti, F J. 1990. "The role of amenities and other factors in influencing the location of nonmanufacturing industry in the United States". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/138371. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/138371.
@article{osti_138371,
title = {The role of amenities and other factors in influencing the location of nonmanufacturing industry in the United States},
author = {Allison, T and Calzonetti, F J},
abstractNote = {Consumer and producer services, the latter in particular, are expected to become an important means of diversification and employment growth to the economy of Nevada. It has been suggested that the siting of the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, will lead to a significant reduction in the amenity value of the state and, consequently, the ability of the state to attract these nonmanufacturing industries. This report reviews the literature dealing with factors important to the location of services, with an emphasis on producer services, to determine whether amenities, which have been shown to be an important locational consideration for some manufacturing firms, similarly affect the location of services. The report finds little substantive evidence to link amenities with the location of service firms, although the process by which these firms` locations are chosen is not well understood. Research in this area is comparatively recent, and although a number of theories of service location have been developed, the majority of research is exploratory in scope.},
doi = {10.2172/138371},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/138371}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990},
month = {Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990}
}