Impacts Of External Agents Of Place Flashcards
(11 cards)
Agents of place
Individuals of groups that drive change in
Detroit
TNCs-industrialisation car industry
Migrants- southern USA, Motown
Oil crisis- 1970 fuel expensive
Industrialisation detroit
Due to migrants coming into Detroit in early 20th century
Demographic Detroit
Increase in African American migrants
Economic Detroit
Multiplier effect booming economu
Social Detroit
Ford became the largest employer of African Americans
Deindustrialisation Detroit
Decline of car factories after war
Negative demographic Detroit
White population moving to more suburban areas
Negative economy Detroit
Loss of 130,000 manufacturing jobs
Negative social Detroit
Race riots in 1960s
Negative physical Detroit
Urban decline began, car industries moved away from