GEOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND ITS EFFECTS ON LOCAL PEOPLE OF PATHEIN TOWNSHIP, AYEYARWADY REGION
Abstract
- The paper tries to present changes in Industrial sector of Pathein City and its effects on local people from geographical point of view. Industrial Zone of Pathein Township was established in 2013 and there were 7 factories. Most factories are located outside the industrial zone. Major factories located in industrial zone are textile industries and other factories such as ice factory, rice mills, etc. They give job opportunities for people living in the area and it attracts migrants from other nearby towns. Every factory has more than 2000 labours in the industrial zone and they are unskilled and skilled labours. The objectives of the paper is to understand changes in spatial distribution of factories of Pathein City, to investigate the factors supporting the Industrial Sector, to explore its effects on local people and to find out future prospects of the Industrial Sector of Pathein City. To present the paper, primary data and secondary data were used and focus group discussion was done with authorities, local people and labour, to get thorough understanding on its effects on local people. To present the paper, quantitative qualitative mixed methods and geographical methods will be applied.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Tin Tin Khine
Subject
- Geography
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)