Deindustrialisation Flashcards

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How does Global Economic Change occur?

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companies finding cheaper labour or social condition in other countries which are often developing countries

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What happened to Detroit when Global Economic Change occurred?

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Detroit faced major deindustrialisation.
It was faced with the removal of industry - especially heavy and manufacturing industries such as the car industry which was vital to detroit

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What does Deindustrialisation cause?

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  • increase in tertiary job sectors and services
  • increase in residential land use
  • Counter Urbanisation : when people move away from he city to the Country.
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Why can economic change lead a city to have a decline in population?

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  • economic problems can cause industries to shut down
  • if jobs aren’t easy to get in the city people will migrate
  • the city government rely on taxes to make city pleasant for all
  • but due to economic problems, tax payments go down leading to city becoming run down leading to increase in crime rates leading to people moving away
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