Plant Location Selection Techniques

Plant Location Selection Techniques

Author: Edwin M. McPherson

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1995-12-31

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0815518595

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This book ties together history, legislation and economics to create an awareness of what chances an individual will have when he selects a location for a plant. Key costs are discussed including those mandated by the environment and by legislation. The impact of cultures, both past and present, upon the opportunity for economic success are reviewed. It is a ""How To"" and a ""Beware"" presentation of plant location, both domestic and international. The book is designed to provide chief executive officers, manufacturing vice presidents, chief engineers and engineers a checklist of things to do in analyzing a potential plant site. It is also designed to provide state and local industrial development staffs' guidance in their efforts to obtain industry. New entrepreneurs will find this book to be useful in making presentations to financial agencies. The do's and don'ts of plant location are dealt with from both the current and historical prospective. The impact of legislation upon manufacturing costs and thereby industry location is covered by both current and past examples. Examples of failed locations from both industry and site planners perspectives are provided. The book shows how to choose the best location in a country through arraying the basic economic and social facts in an orderly manner. Both tangible and intangible cost analysis and factor weighting are covered. Included are the impact of customs, legal systems, ways of doing business upon costs, management style and plant efficiency. Current legislation's potential impact upon plant location is evaluated. This review includes GATT, NAFT A, CBI and other international direct and indirect influences on markets and costs. Also the present and potential impact of OSHA, ADA, EPA and other national mandates is covered.


Crop Protection Strategies: Under Climate Change Scenarios

Crop Protection Strategies: Under Climate Change Scenarios

Author: P. Parvatha Reddy

Publisher: Scientific Publishers

Published: 2018-04-01

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 9387991989

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The present book on “Crop Protection Strategies under Climate Change Scenarios” provides the information on i) effects of climate variables [increased temperatures, elevated carbon dioxide levels, varying precipitation patterns and frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events (drought, cyclones, floods, etc.), and elevated levels of atmospheric pollutants (ozone, acid rain, and elevated ultraviolet B) on crop pests; ii) Impacts of climate change induced consequences (expansion of geographical distribution, increase in number of generations, increased overwintering survival, pest population dynamics and outbreaks, risk of introducing invasive alien species, crop-pest interactions, loss of ecological biodiversity, changes in phenology, increased incidence of insect vectored plant diseases, disruption of plant-pollinator interactions, reduced effectiveness of pest management strategies) on crop pests; iii) Development of modelling approaches to predict future pest change scenarios; and iv) Formulation of sustainable adaptation and mitigation pest management strategies including physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated methods under climate change scenarios. This book will be of immense value to scientific community involved in teaching, research and extension activities pertaining to pest management under climate change scenarios. The material in the book can be used for teaching post-graduate courses. The book can also serve as a very useful reference to policy makers and practicing farmers.


Climate and Man

Climate and Man

Author: United States Department of Agriculture

Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.

Published: 2004-08

Total Pages: 730

ISBN-13: 9781410215390

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CONTENTS Part 4.-The Scientific Approach to Weather and Climate Flood Hazards and Flood Control - How the Daily Forecast Is Made - The Scientific Basis of Modern Meteorology - Amateur Forecasting from Cloud Formations Part 5.-Climatic Data, with Special Reference to Agriculture in the United States World Extremes of Weather - The Climates of the World - Climate and Weather Data for the United States - Climates of the United States (46 Maps) - Climates of the States (Including for Each State: Climatic Summary Tables, Precipitation and Temperature Tables, Special Frost Tables, 7 Maps, and Supplementary Climatic Notes) - Climates of the Territories and the West Indian Islands