Topic:Economic Development Case Study: MEDC Location of Economic Activity Quaternary Industry, Cambridge Science Park. Location:Cambridge, UK. Geographical Keywords • Quaternary industry – uses high technology to provide information and expertise to research and develop ideas for other industrial sectors. • Optimum location – the location that best satisfies the objectives of a country (to make maximum profit. Case Study Detail Background Cambridge is a perfect location for the types of hi-tech, often quaternary industries that locate there. The M offers a very quick route to London and beyond. Stansted airport is 30 minutes down the motorway. There are close links with the university (Trinity College of Cambridge University, allowing researchers from thereto work in tandem with researchers from the companies of the Science Park. Much of the work is research and development in areas such as pharmaceuticals and micro-electronics.
