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ProQuest Information and Learning 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 USA 800-521-0600 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO LONDON, CANADA ■ U niversity college i departm ent d f geography MAY 11, 1950 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT HORACE F. WARD HAS PASSED SUCCESSFULLY AH ORAL EXAMINATION AS A PARTIAL RETIREMENT FOR THE MASTER OP SCIENCE DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY / / / L- Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. I THE GEOGRAPHIC STUDY Off AH INDUSTRIAL CORE. LOUDOH. ST. THOMAS AHD POHT STAHIEY by E.ff. Ward B.A. University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, 1948 THESIS Submitted as partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Geography in the Graduate School of the University of Western Ontario, April, 1950. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: EC53899 INFORMATION TO USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleed-through, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. UMI UMI Microform EC53899 Copyright2009by ProQuest LLC All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest LLC 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. II PREFACE Because their industrial strength is concentrated in a few vulnerable centres, some of the major nations of the world are being faced with the problem of decentralizing their industry--not only to decrease vulnerability in the case of war, but,to rebalance the unbalanced economy that has arisen out of this concentration within the limited area of the nation. Canadian civil defense authorities are con cerned with this problem as it exists in Canada. They de fine decentralization as the strategic location of a new industry to avoid concentration in a local area. They de fine reallocation of industry as the movement from one town, city, or region to a strategic location in another. City planners are likewise concerned with alleviating congested conditions in our metropolitan areas. This problem may be approached on a regional basis. A geographical region is an area which has sufficient homogeneity of natural and cultural feature to distinguish it as a fundamental unit for analysis. An industrial region consists of a core of industrial and commercial concentration surrounded by a number of smaller urban centres. This is the unit most suitable in a study of the decentralization problem. It can be divided into three units for analysis: the core, the industrial towns, and the remaining urban Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Ill centres. The Central Southwestern Ontario industrial region has been selected for study on this basis. The three studies are: 1. The Geographic Study of an Industrial Core, London, St. Thomas, and PortS tanley H.F. Ward. 2. The Geographical Study of Present and Potential Industrial Development in Towns of The London Area................................... U.M. McArthur. 3. A Geographical Study of the Villages in the London Area................................... J.W. Waters. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. IV AGKUQVYLEDGMEMTS I wish, to express my great appreciation to the many people who aided in the preparation of this thesis. With out their assistance this thesis would not have been poss ible. The following people have supplied, maps, diagrams, and plans for use in this thesis. Equally important were the many hours of discussion with these people, and their personal interest and assistance. Ball E.G., Engineer in charge of Sewerage System, London, Ontario. Barker Allan, Secretary of the London and Suburban Planning Board, London, Ontario. Buchanan E.V., General Manager of the Public Utili ties Commission, London, Ontario. Burke W.J., Town Clerk, Port Stanley, Ontario, Caldwell J.B., Mayor of St. Thomas 1947-48-49, St. Thomas, Ontario. Miller W.C., Engineer, City of St. Thomas, Secre tary, St. Thomas and Suburban Plann ing Board, St. Thomas, Ontario. Peart J.W., Manager of the St. Thomas Public Utilities Commission, St. Thomas, Ontario. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. V Roberton L.F. Engineer in charge of Sewage Disposal, London, Ontario, Sparling W.H.A., Industrial Commissioner, St, Thomas, Ontario. The topic of this study was suggested by Dr. E.G, Pleva, Chairman, Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario. His interest, assistance and guidance throughout both undergraduate and graduate years has been a constant inspiration. I wish to thank Mr. R.W. Packer, Lecturer, Depart ment of Geography, University of 'Western Ontario, for the countless hours he spent proof reading this thesis and for his many suggestions arising from personal interest in the topic. I wish also to give credit to my class associates, particularly Mr. J.W. 'Waters and Mr. H.M. McCarthur, who have discussed and criticized many parts of this work. I wish finally to thank Mrs. M. Leota ’Ward for proof reading, mapping and compiling tables which have added materially to the study, Mrs. R. McLean and Miss Jean Walker, who gave their personal time to type this thesis. H.F. Ward St. Thomas, Ontario. May, 1950. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
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