'Near' and 'Far' place studies

Question 1

When was Detroit settled by French Colonists?

Answer 1

1701

Question 2

What did Detroit have during the post war period?

Answer 2

Highest median income and highest rate of house ownership

Question 3

What did the highest median income and highest rate of house ownership mean attract?

Answer 3

Black Americans

Question 4

What were the reasons for black American’s migrating to Detroit?

Answer 4

Racism was rife in the south (KKK)

Employment in car factories

Question 5

What happened from 1979 onwards in Detroit?

Answer 5

They experienced a decline in economic prosperity

Question 6

Why did Detroit experience an economic decline from 1979 onwards?

Answer 6

Oil crisis

Question 7

What was the oil crisis?

Answer 7

An international oil crisis which encouraged drivers to purchase cars with a better fuel economy - Japanese cars

Question 8

Who has to cut jobs and shut down less efficient plants as a result of the oil crisis?

Answer 8

Ford and GM Motors

Question 9

What were the knock on effects of cutting jobs and shutting down plants in Detroit?

Answer 9

High numbers of unemployment

Tax shortages for city authority and therefore underfunded services

Question 10

What left Detroit when its decline was in full swing?

Answer 10

White city tax payers

Question 11

What remained in Detroit during its decline?

Answer 11

Black poorer people - couldn’t afford to leave

Question 12

When did the rebranding of Detroit begin?

Answer 12

1970s

Question 13

What did Ford do a year into their financial struggles?

Answer 13

Back the ‘Renaissance Centre’

Question 14

When did Ford back the Renaissance centre?

Answer 14

1977

Question 15

How big was the Renaissance centre in 1977?

Answer 15

5 towers

Question 16

How big was the Renaissance going to be in 1981?

Answer 16

7 towers

Question 17

How much money did the Renaissance generate in its first year?

Answer 17

$1 billion

Question 18

How many people did the Renaissance centre employ to build it?

Answer 18

7000

Question 19

What happened in 1994?

Answer 19

Ford wanted out and the Renaissance centre was up for sale

Question 20

Who brought the complex in 1996?

Answer 20

GM motors

Question 21

When did GM Motors invest $500 million in renovation fees?

Answer 21

2004

Question 22

What happened in 2009?

Answer 22

GM Motors filed for bankruptcy and required heavy support for the US government

Question 23

What was announced in 2015 from GM Motors?

Answer 23

Plans to renovate the complex further, particularly lower levels and street area - aimed at tourism

Question 24

As of today, how much of the areas 2 million jobs are from tourism in Detroit?

Answer 24

9%

Question 25

How many visit Detroit annually?

Answer 25

15.9 million

Question 26

Why are tourists attracted to Detroit?

Answer 26

It holds multi day events International Auto Show Hotels, resorts host major conventions and sporting events Institute of Arts

Question 27

Apart from the Renaissance centre, what project added to Detroit's rebranding?

Answer 27

The Riverfront

Question 28

How long is the transformation of the Riverfront in Detroit?

Answer 28

3 and a half miles

Question 29

What attractions does the Riverfront have?

Answer 29

Parks, plazas, pavilions, pathways and open green spaces

Question 30

What is the final phase of construction for the Riverfront?

Answer 30

Construction of public spaces along the Uniroyal site, which will only attract more and more people to the area

Question 31

What is Detroit, as of today?

Answer 31

'Best place to travel in 2018' | Not where it wants to be, but is on route to a very successful city

Question 32

What was the economic character of Detroit?

Answer 32

It was very prosperous in post war period | Then experienced an economic decline when the oil crisis happened

Question 33

What is the economic character of Detroit now?

Answer 33

After considerable rebranding it is on the way to a very successful economically developing city

Question 34

What was the social character of Detroit?

Answer 34

Post - war period, is consisted of white tax payers

Question 35

What was the social character of Detroit during the oil crisis and why?

Answer 35

Mainly black Americans, as they had initially migrated due to the high median income, however were unable to leave when economic prosperity started to decline

Question 36

What is the social character of Detroit now?

Answer 36

It has still got many Black Americans, however its rebranding has started to attract white and other ethic groups back

Question 37

Where is East Oxford?

Answer 37

Central Southern England

Question 38

How big is East Oxford?

Answer 38

52nd largest city in UK

Question 39

How many White British people have left St Marys Ward in East Oxford since 2001?

Answer 39

169

Question 40

How many 'other white' people have moved to St Marys Ward in East Oxford since 2001?

Answer 40

194

Question 41

What is the Multiple Index of Deprivation?

Answer 41

Official measure of relative deprivation for small areas in England

Question 42

What are the two main agents of change for East Oxford?

Answer 42

Morris car plant | Brooke's University

Question 43

How many people were employed at Morris Car Plant when it started in 1913?

Answer 43

300

Question 44

How many people were employed at Morris Car Plant in the 1970s?

Answer 44

20,000

Question 45

What type of people did the Morris Car Plant encourage?

Answer 45

Working class families

Question 46

When did Morris Car Plant close?

Answer 46

1994

Question 47

Who did the Morris Car Plant sell the site too?

Answer 47

BMW and Mini

Question 48

How many people does BMW employ?

Answer 48

4500

Question 49

When did Oxford Polytechnic start?

Answer 49

1970

Question 50

When did Oxford Polytechnic apply for university status?

Answer 50

1991

Question 51

When happened in 2002 for Oxford Brookes?

Answer 51

They became the 'top-new university, for the 7th year I a row'

Question 52

What happened in 2016 for Oxford Brookes?

Answer 52

Entered the top 200 best international universities

Question 53

How does the agents of change in East Oxford affect how the area is now?

Answer 53

Transient - students come and go Young demographics Variety of facilities to cater for the ethnic diversity