EQ2 Global shift on developed nations (UK) glasgow

Question 1

What are the costs of the global shift of industry on Glasgow?

Answer 1

-Dereliction 1000 football pitches worth of land disused. Brownfield sites
-Contamination Health risks. Polluted river clyde. Banned fishing. Costly re-development
-Unemployment Consistently had highest unemployment rates.
-De-population Deprived city. Between 1960-1980 one third of population left
-Crime Known as murder capital of Europe. Knife crime. Razor gangs of glasgow. Highest rates of murder

Question 2

What are the positives of the global shift of industry on developed nations (glasgow)?

Answer 2

-Tertiary/Quaternary sector jobs, income increases
-Cheap products
-Improved environemental quality and health