Challenges - Industrial Regions

Question 1

Air pollution

Answer 1

300,000 people die each year due to ambient air pollution (international report from 2003)

Question 2

Toxic waste

Answer 2

Ivory Coast, 2006, toxic waste dumped by a ship, $28 million compensation followed

Question 3

Land degradation and biodiversity loss

Answer 3

Deforestation in Indonesia (mainly for palm oil) is increasing each year (orangutang is basically extinct now)

Question 4

Inner city issues (de-industrialised regions)

Answer 4

Unemployment
Crime
Depopulation
Dereliction

Question 5

Overview of Manchester as a deindustrialise region

Answer 5

During industrial revolution, industries include:
Cotton trade, transportation advances

Developed as the national distribution centre for raw cotton and spun yarn

Question 6

Impacts of deindustrialisation in Manchester

Answer 6

Crime rates rose from 77 (1900) to 856 (2001)
Sex offences rose from 1,723 (1900) to 49,581 (2001)
Criminal damage rose from 500 to 1 million approx
Unemployment - city lost 50,000 jobs
Unemployment was at 19%
Population declined by 17.5%
Dereliction - huge areas have been regenerated to cope with the increasing population

Question 7

Causes of de-industrialisation (Manchester)

Answer 7

1912- British industry was at its peak
1993- demand for cotton in Britain slumped
Japan introduced 24h cotton production and became the largest cotton manufacturer in the world