Industrial structural change
In economic geography, industrial structural change is the regional structural change in relation to industrial regions without change from the secondary sector . In each case it explains how a migrated industry is replaced by a successor industry , a replacement industry or a successor industry .
Successor industry
The case of a successor industry is relatively rare and unlikely. If a company is shut down, it is called a company of the same branch of industry that is located in the same place, e.g. B. in old factory halls, is reopened, as a successor industry in the sense of a temporal sequence. This case is rare, however, as the closure of the first company is usually preceded by structural changes, which also burden a similar second company in this industry , as it is based on the same location conditions .
An example would be the fictitious closure of a steel mill in the Ruhr area . It would be best for another steel company to settle there, use the building and take over the employees. However, this is very unlikely as the reasons and problems that led to the closure of the first plant and the laying off of workers cannot necessarily be solved by another company.
Replacement industry
More plausible and more common is the case of a replacement industry . A first company has to give up a location and a second company takes over the premises and buildings, etc. U. also the employees who become vacant. The second company can belong to any industry. The more different its structure and requirements, the more likely it is that the reasons that forced the first company to close are not inhibiting factors. This is also a temporal sequence.
Again, the closure of the fictitious steel plant serves as an example. While a successor company will in all probability not be found, it is quite possible that the factory premises and building will be used in a different form by another company. It may even be possible for this company to take over at least part of the workforce from the original company.
Follow-up industry
A subsequent industry is characterized by the fact that an already existing industrial company is the reason for another type of industrial company to locate in close proximity. The result is a strong interdependence. This can sometimes have a negative impact should one of the two companies become insolvent . In the past, this mostly affected supplier companies , which were forced to produce aids on site due to the high transport costs , which means that the companies are vertically connected. This is a causal relationship.
An example would be the fictional case of a juice bottling plant. It is conceivable that a factory for the manufacture of glass bottles will be located near this bottling plant in order, for example, to minimize transport routes and thus lower transport costs.