The purpose of this study is to clarify the characteristics of location and locational dynamics of shipbuilding industry in Choongmoo city. Korea, and to examine whether or not the results of preceding studies on the location and locational dynamics o...
The purpose of this study is to clarify the characteristics of location and locational dynamics of shipbuilding industry in Choongmoo city. Korea, and to examine whether or not the results of preceding studies on the location and locational dynamics of shipbuilding industry in the other areas, are applicable to explain the location and locational dynamics of the industry in Choongmoo city. In addition, it is to supply informations for the locational policy of the shipbuilding industry by government.
For attaining these purpose, four hypotheses on the location and locational dynamics of shipbuilding industry were established. They were based on the results of the preceding studies on the location and locational dynamics of the industry in the other areas.
The hypotheses were examined in terms of hard data and soft data. Hard data were for the analysis of spatial distribution dynamics. Hard data were about the names of firms and their owners, addresses, the number of employees and the types of products which were recorded in Firms Directories. Soft data were the results of the interviews with the owners given. The interviews have been planned to be done with the owners of all shipbuilding firms(44 firms) located in Choongmoo city, and were actually done with the owners of 30 firms among them.
The major findings were as follows:
1. The main factor leading the outward spatial variations of shipbuilding industry to a specific direction, is government policy.
2. The spatial variations of industry are the results of both the decrease of industry in inner city and the increase in outer city.
3. The main factors of locational decision of firms are owners' hometown, agglomeration, market, land and government policy.
4. The impacts of locational factors are different in the level of locational selections: in regional selection, owners' hometown, agglomeration, market and land are especially important; in site selection, land, agglomeration, market and government policy are especailly important.
5. The outward relocations of firms result from mainly on firm policy, government policy and pollution.
6. The spatial extents of the relocations are limited within short distance due to the availability of land and necessity of close contacts with relevant firms and customers.
Examining four hypotheses established in this study on the basis of above facts, all hypotheses were proveded positive but two(hypothesis 1 and 3) were partially positive.
This means that the characteristics of location and locational dynamics of shipbuilding industry in Choongmoo city are not so different from the case of shipbuilding industry in the other areas. Therefore, the results of preceding studies on the location and locational dynamics of hipbuilding industry in the other areas are applicable to the location and locational dynamics of hipbuilding industry in Choongmoo city.