Los Angeles Flashcards
How did transport make LA so popular?
Transcontinental railway was used by 400,000 people in 40 years
How did employment make LA so popular?
Discovery of oil and the opening of many car manufacturers
How did the image of LA make it so popular?
Hollywood and theme parks
How did affluence make LA so popular?
Improved climate (people moved away from cold NYC) and had romanticised perceptions in the 60’s (California dreaming)
By what year was LA the fastest growing city?
1970
By 2000, how many people lived in the metro district of LA?
14 million
How has water been put under strain in LA?
Water is piped from 350km away and up to 50% of the water has been evaporated before its used
How has waste caused a strain in LA?
50,000 tonnes per day, has attempted to reduce by refunding 25cents if customer brings cup back
How has energy put a strain on LA?
Specially air conditioning - in 2010 blackouts were caused due to temperatures exceeding 45 degrees
How has urban smog become problematic for LA?
10 million car owners create smog which sits on the urban basin and traps pollution above LA, health risk
How is social segregation problematic for LA?
The affluent move to the suburbs leaving the poor behind
What is problematic about LA becoming a donut city?
Those in the city live in every-growing poverty
What is the population of LA?
3.8 million
