The role of amenities and other factors in influencing the location of nonmanufacturing industry in the United States
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Environmental Assessment and Information Sciences Div.
- West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States). Dept. of Geology and Geography
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.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Environmental Assessment and Information Sciences Div.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 138371
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/EAIS/TM-41; ON: DE92009745
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Jul 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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YUCCA MOUNTAIN
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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
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Yucca Mountain Project