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.

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