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Alfred Weber

Alfred Weber. Theory of the Location of Industries. Alfred Weber. German economist, geographer, sociologist and theoretician of culture. Alfred Weber was born on July 30th 1868 in Erfurt, Weber was one of seven children born to Max Weber Sr. and Helene Fallenstein

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Alfred Weber

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  1. Alfred Weber Theory of the Location of Industries

  2. Alfred Weber • German economist, geographer, sociologist and theoretician of culture. • Alfred Weber was born on July 30th 1868 in Erfurt, Weber was one of seven children born to Max Weber Sr. and Helene Fallenstein • Professor at the University of Heidelberg; he was dismissed in 1933 for his criticism of Hitlerism (reinstated as professor in 1945 )

  3. Weber lived during the period when sociology became a separate field of science, he contributed theories for analyzing social change in Western civilization as a confluence of civilization (intellectual and technological), social processes (organizations) and culture (art, religion, and philosophy).

  4. Theory of the Location of Industries • Model used to predict the location of an industry. • Weber had two specific models • Straight lines Diagram: Showed where raw materials are localized. • Locational Triangle: showed where two or more raw materials were used.

  5. Factors • Cost of raw materials • Cost of transportaion • Cost of labor

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