محددات اختبار الموقع الصناعي في محافظة طولكرم: دراسة في التخطيط الصناعي

This thesis has dealt with Industrial Planning in Tulkarm Governorate from a geographical point of view. It contains the following chapters: 1st Chapter: Study Methodology. 2nd Ch3pter: Literature Review. 3rd Chapter: Industrial Realities in the Governorate: development and geographical distribution, its contribution to labor employment, production and local and external trade and problems. 4th Chapter: A vailable human and natural resources in the Governorate. 5th Chapter: Factors affecting location selection of firms according to location, type and size. 6th Chapter: Location selection for industrial areas by differentiating among suggested industrial zones. 7th Chapter: Conclusions and recommendations. In order to achieve that, the author studied and analyzed recent statistics published by the Palestinian Bereau of Statistics, sources and references, in addition to designing a questionnaire to fill m the gaps related to industrial establishments in Tulkrarm Governorate. After collecting the data, the computer-SPSS –package was used to analyse it. Main conclusions of this study are: The small size of industrial establishments in the governorate, and the weak contribution of these establishments m employment's, productions, value added and marketing. Industry is still brand new in the Governorate. A haphazard distribution of industries there. The existence of human and natural resources needed for industry in the Governorate. Main factors affecting the selection of industrial firms are: (1) Closeness to market. (2) Existence of industrial agglomeration. (3) Land ownership. (4) Closeness to owner's residence. (5) Cheap labor force. (6) The nearness of roads. (7) Availability of energy. (8) Market need for output. Khadouri area is considered as the best location in terms of evaluation, however, it is the worst in terms of environmental effects. The author suggested an area as the best location which supposed to be taken into consideration for future industrial planning.