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Past and present connections of Detroit - Coggle Diagram
Past and present connections of Detroit
Old Connections
Endogenous factors
Founded canal led to many trade opportunities
Global Connections
Automotive Industries, establishing first by Henry Ford
Allowed trade and the city's main economic income
Detroit became the fourth largest city in America, with a population of 1,568,000
City expanded, covering 139 square mile lands outside the city
Detroit's decline
A result of African American migration, racially motivated riots begun in 1967. This in hand caused 'white flight'. Affluent families moved to the suburbs. Industries also moved, leaving Detroit neglected
Detroit went into a rust belt (problems associated with loss of jobs and the deindustrialisation of manufacture which is now derelict land)
General reasons for the decline
Political decisions (government prioritised other areas, Detroit was neglected and went into bankruptcy, it would have cost 850 million to file for bankruptcy
Outmigration of wealthier (In Detroit, suburbanisation occurred where more affluent families moved to the suburbs due to the 1967 riots and social segregation)
Decline in quality of housing (quality of housing reduces as people remaining are poorer, availability of housing declines as population increased)
Loss of manufacturing industry and businesses
An area can lead to urban decay because of the poverty
Racial discrimination leads to African Americans being turned away for jobs which leads to urban decay as economy dies down
City went into urban decline (the deterioration of the city), see this from reduced population, high unemployment rates and lack of economic performance. Also urban deprivation (leaving a society who face challenges and lack of access to resources)
Increase unemployment due to loss of trade - less connections made - results in economic and social decline - so poverty rate increases and so does unskilled labour
New Connections
Regeneration
Urban prairie: Urban land within a city that has reverted back to green space through neglect, purposeful action, or lack of management, often creating their own miniature eco systems
The consequences of urban decay have been disintegrating communities, devaluating houses and rising crime figures. Detroit also went through urban prairie
A new urban form: City is converting areas of vacant land back to rural land. Separating the city to urban core (the centre of institution and commercial economics), due to the need of a more sustainable way of living, and urban villages (neighbourhoods close to the urban area, offering a community, social interaction, transport networks and vibrancy)
Urban farming: converting derelict land/ urban prairies to urban farms. The organization helps increase economic development instead of using and raining resources. The scheme also increases house prices. The benefits of it are more job opportunities, small business opportunities, existing food processors gain additional business, vacant land is re used, and neighbourhoods are stabilized
Diversification of industry: making city more sustainable (less car use has positive impacts on environment)
All of the regeneration connections has given the city a new appearance, making it on it's way to evolving economically. They allow new trade connections also