Location factors for industry

(1) Natural factors: except for sites and water sources, the natural factors generally do not require more inputs.

(2) Economic factors: raw materials, market, power, labor, technology (science, technology, education) → raw material-directed, market-directed, power-directed, labor-directed, technology-directed.

(3) Social factors: policies, personal preferences, industrial inertia, cultural traditions, consumption habits, types of customers

(4) Environmental factors: polluted air, polluted water, both polluted air and water, solid waste pollution

Very important sentences: the evaluation and selection of industrial location should take into account not only the natural factors, but also the human factors, which can be divided into economic and social factors. Human factors can be divided into economic factors, social factors, environmental factors. The evaluation of industrial location factors is the basis for determining the new industrial location or the improvement of the old industrial location. The dominant factors are determined by first looking at the nature of the industrial sector and then analyzing it from all aspects in relation to the specific area. Industrial location factors are in development and change, therefore, the evaluation of industrial location factors should focus more on the evaluation and analysis of its development and change.