pittsburgh

Question 1

unemployment improvements

Answer 1

-in 1999 was around 20%
-in 2018, was around 5% which is below national average

Question 2

poverty rates

Answer 2

-rose from around 10% in 2000 to 20% in 2018

Question 3

inequalities for disabled citizens

Answer 3

-in 2016, 30% of working aged adults with a disability were poor

Question 4

regeneration strategies

Answer 4

-known as the regeneration stratergy

Question 5

what did the regeneration strategy include

Answer 5

-retaining talented graduates and attract new ones
-becoming a uni-centred tech hub
-welcoming immigrants
-in 2018. trump put a import duty of 25% on steel from other countries

Question 6

air and water quality

Answer 6

-many rivers were heavily polluted with lead, zinc and heavy metals from the C19th

Question 7

context of pittsburgh

Answer 7

-growth of iron making and steel production
-due to high demand of steel by railways and other technological advances

Question 8

why was regeneration necessary

Answer 8

-demand for steel was slowing as other materials introduced
-competition in steel production from cheaper areas like japan
-between 1970 and 1990 pittsburgh lost 30% of its population due to closure of factories

Question 9

population

Answer 9

-between 1970 and 1990 pittsburgh lost 30% of its population due to closure of factories