David Keeble

First published in 1976, Industrial Location and Planning in the United Kingdom investigates in detail the nature of the changes taking place in the location of manufacturing industry since the 1950s and the reasons for them.

Preface 1. Approaches to industrial location analysis 2. Manufacturing location in the United Kingdom: recent trends 3. The impact of industrial structure 4. Centre and periphery: alternative models 5. Regression analysis and manufacturing location change 6. The components of change 7. Case studies: iron and steel, clothing, motor vehicles and electronics 8. Industrial location, regional policy and the assisted areas 9. Industrial location, regional planning and South East England/ East Anglia 10. Conclusions References Index