Success And Decline Flashcards
How many people live in the bay area?
7.65 million
Examples of cities found in the bay area?
San jose, San Francisco and oakland
Explain the internal inward migration to the bay area?
Bay area is the only area in the region in California where the rate of people migrating in from other areas in the US is greater than the rate leaving
What is the ethnic makeup of the Bay Area? (San Francisco)
2010 population was 7.15 million
52% white
23,5% hispanic or latino of any race.
What is an example of rural area in a successful region
Napa valley
Premier wine region
Wine production date back to 19th century
Premium wine only dates back to 1960
What is the unemployment % in NAPA?
4.2%
What drives napa’s wine industry?
An immigrant workforce
Led to an increase in latino population 1/3 of total population
Why is Napa succesful?
Provides higher wages which increases the productivity of workers meaning more and better quality wine is produced
What is cumulative causation? (Regeneration)
Introduction of a new industry or the expansion of an existing industry in an area also encourages growth in other industrial sectors
What is the rust belt
Reference to the once powerful manufacturing region for steel and cars in the US
Why did the rust belt fall into decline
Fell inti economic decline following
Automation
Global shift
Increased free trade
What are the main problems in Detroit?
Loss of core employment
Large scale deindustrialisation
Derelict buildings and land
What are some In-depth economic factors for decline in the rust belt?
Moved east to china
Automation (robots)
Outsourcing jobs from USA
Did all areas in the rust belt decline
Some managed to adapt by shifting focus towards services, others didnt fare so well, witnessing rising poverty and declining populations
How did the US manufactuing of steel change after the global shift?
20% to 12%
