REHABILITATION AND OPERATION OF THE STALLED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN KARBALA GOVERNORATE USING THE SWOT ANALYSIS METHOD.
Abstract
The governorate included Karbala, a limited diversity of natural capabilities, and it provided a limited diversity of mineral resources, and this created a possibility for the establishment of various construction industries, as well as the flow of rivers from north to south within large areas and fertile soil that provided the appropriate environment for growing agricultural crops with the presence of livestock that helped provide inputs The main industries of a number of food industries, and the economic potential played an important role in providing the requirements for the success of various and important industries, the most important of which is the market that accommodates large quantities of industrial products, and the manpower.
The governorate included Karbala, a limited variety of natural capabilities, and it provided a
limited variety of mineral resources, represented by limestone, gypsum, clay bricks, sand, and gravel. Agricultural, with the presence of livestock, helped provide the main inputs for a number of food industries, and the economic potential had an important role in providing the requirements for the success of various important industries, the most important of which is the market that accommodates large quantities of industrial products, and the workforce. Therefore, the SWOT analysis matrix was used to determine the strengths of the environment of Karbala Governorate (SWOT) to facilitate the process of restoring the vital role of these establishments, opening investment opportunities and achieving industrial development in them, and the proposed future policies, to direct the investment process in a way that contributes to the development of the spatial structure in the study area. A set of results were reached that show the relationship between the geographical development qualifications and the available spatial features for the rehabilitation and operation of these facilities, then identifying their investment opportunities, and the proposed spatial directions.
