Dereliction & Deindustrialisation - Detroit Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
What is deindustrialisation?
A
The long term absolute decline in the manufacturing sector.
2
Q
What percentage of people in Detroit are unemployed?
A
17%
3
Q
What percentage of people in Detroit are economically inactive?
A
29%
4
Q
What was the main cause of deindustrialisation in Detroit?
A
The decline of car manufacturing
5
Q
Depopulation in Detroit…
A
- Loss of I million residents since 1950
- Major fall in house prices and some sold for one dollar in some districts
- Baltimore = 20,000 abandoned properties and house prices at less than $7,000
- Racial tensions
6
Q
Dereliction in Detroit…
A
- Factories abandoned since 1988
- Unutilised factories and land became homes to homeless population
- Development of ‘broken windows’ scenario as small acts of violence and vandalism become much more common place
7
Q
Crime in Detroit…
A
- Life expectancy lowered by 30% due to rising gun crime
- Drug related crime formed the bases of the informal economy - Detroit is only ‘switched on’ to illegal global flows of drugs
8
Q
What things is deindustrialisation characterised by?
A
- Decline in manufacturing
- Decline in the numbers of people employed in the town
- A fall in the index of production in many key sectors of manufacturing
