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Changing Places (The Changing nature and importance of places (Effects of…
Changing Places
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Case Studies
Detroit
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Growth of Detroit
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Decline of Detroit
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Automation- 100,000s jobs lost
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Insider Views
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1970s- full of life, vibrant
Mid 80s- gangs, violence, abandoned buildings
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Detroit in the Media
Music
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Born in Detroit, the Rockets
Films
Sister, sister- set in suburban area
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Detroit Today
Population fell to 700,000
On the West Side, the median house price is only $15,000
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Abandoned houses- facilitate crack dens, child abduction and sex crimes
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Crime
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Recently, the rate of self defense killings in Detroit has risen to 2200% above the national average
Due to budget cutbacks, police stations are closed to the public for 16 hours a day and the number of police men in the city has halved in ten years
Regeneration Schemes
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M1 Rail- $137 million, three mile street car construction
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Saffron Walden
Endogenous
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Demographic
15,000 inhabitants
mean age 41.5
90% UK Born
95.5% white
Topography
59m above sea level, Cam Valley
Economy
Wealthy, relies on tertiary and quaternary
Built Environment
400 listed buildings, 11 Grade 1
Land Use
Surrounded by agriculture land, main uses are residential, retail and urban
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Exogenous
Capital
Capital from wool trade (historically)
New Housing (linden Homes)
Crocus Trade
Investment- Saffron Hall
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Resources
Food, Water, Power, Labour
People
Labour, Migrants, Tourists
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