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Chapter 19 Manufacturing
Industry
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Swansea
Bay City home page:
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A virtual
field trip of Swansea, taking in its physical geography, its historical
growth and recent developments in industry, housing, transport and
reclamation. A good case study of old giving way to new in the industrial
context. Designed by geographers, for geographers.
http://sunset.swan.ac.uk/swantour/default.htm |
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Intermediate
Technology Development Group main page:
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A small
site, needing further development, but still of interest. Opens with
a (mostly) clickable world map showing current sites of ITDG involvement:
Sudan, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Peru (good
pictures). Click on the UK for background information on the Intermediate
Technology group.
http://www.itdg.org.pe/index.htm |
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Shenzhen
Trade Development Bureau main page:
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One of China’s Special Economic Zones, Shenzhen is an outward-looking
city whose main trade website is designed to attract inward investment.
Gives good basic information on Shenzhen city (geographical background,
tourism, industry, infrastructure, development) as well as a listing
of all its companies (by name and/or product).
http://sztdb.asiansources.com/FACTS/TOURISM.htm |
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Statistics Singapore:
Facts and Figures main page:
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Provides
access to a wide range of statistical information on Singapore, including
details of manufacturing industry and other sectors of the Singapore
economy.
http://www.singstat.gov.sg/FACT/fact.html |
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Statistics
Bureau and Statistics Centre of Japan home page:
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A huge and seriously informative site.
Via "Statistics", check for manufacturing industry under "Establishment
and Enterprise Census", "Unincorporated Enterprise Survey", etc.
See the map for details of how to get to the Statistics Centre!
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/1.htm
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