deindustrialisation: detroit and docklands Flashcards

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proportion of crimes left unsolved

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7/10

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outward migartion

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over 100 000 left since 50s
white flight
depopulation
due to push factors

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3
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global outsourcing of auto industry

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new plants in Mexico
now the fourth largest auto exporter
cheap labour, global transport
global shift and footloose industry

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toxic waste in Ivory coast

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over 1000 Ivorians suffered ill health due to toxic waste dropped at sea by a European TNC

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land degradation in Indonesia

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each year Indonesia loses 100 000 for mines and oil palm productions
erosion of biodiversity

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deindustrialisation of docklands: job loss

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between 1960 and 1981 1.6 million jobs were lost in UK major urban areas, 75% job losses in this time period

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effect of containerisation on LD

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physical environment declined
boats too wide for thames channel

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