Detroit

Question 1

why was there a white flight?

Answer 1

due to high levels of crime

Question 2

what percentage of crimes go unsolved?

Answer 2

70%

Question 3

in what year did Detroit declare bankrupcy?

Answer 3

2013

Question 4

what statistic shows high amounts of deprivation in Detroit?

Answer 4

nearly half the adults are functionally illiterate

Question 5

why was there a decrease in the auto-industry?

Answer 5

deindustrialisation, oil crisis, the industry largely moved to Japan and Europe, factories changed to amunitions during the war

Question 6

in what year was there an oil crisis?

Answer 6

1973

Question 7

where did the auto-industry move to?

Answer 7

Japan and Europe

Question 8

what are Detroit doing to become more sustainable?

Answer 8

urban farming

Question 9

how many community farms and gardens is there?

Answer 9

around 1400

Question 10

how is discrimination and segregation evident?

Answer 10

1/2 mile long wall separating blacks and whites

Question 11

what led to deindustrialisation?

Answer 11

• 1973 oil crisis
• Britain and Japan began the manufacture of cars
• catalysed decline of auto-industry

Question 12

what fraction of adults are functionally illiterate?

Answer 12

nearly 1/2

Question 13

what did the white flight result in?

Answer 13

poor, mostly black citizens left behind (87% African American)