Detroit

• What was Detroit originally known for?

  Motown Music Industry

  The motor industry
• Where is Detroit?


  Michigan, USA, on the Canadian border, making it a popular route into and out of Canada
• Why did people move away from the centre of Detroit?

  During the World War, bigger factories with better facilities were built in the suburbs of Detroit as there was little room in the centre near the existing factories. These factories were originally used for war efforts, but after the war, car manufacturers moved into them as they were bigger and had better facilities. People found it easier to move to the outside of town than to stay in the centre and commute in so people would start to leave the centre of town, leaving abandoned houses and factories. People moving into Detroit for work would move into the suburbs because that is where the jobs were in the factories, and this was the main reason as to why people went to Detroit.

  
  

  Race riots in the centre was also a driving factor for many white people to flee to the suburbs for safety.
• What deposits is Detroit located on?

  Sandstone and steel, which are both used in the production of steel
• When were the most notable race riots?

  1943 and 1967
• What percentage of the population in Detroit live below the poverty line?

  36%
• In what year did Detroit file for bankruptcy?

  In 2013 they filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in US history and exited it in 2014 however the cities conditions have improved little.
• Describe the social impacts of suburbanisation on the suburbs

  - Became more populated as people moved from the centre

  - Lack of education

  - Suburbs are still growing
• Describe the economic impacts of suburbanisation on the suburbs

  - Increase in land value/house prices during boom, decrease after

  - Increase of jobs during boom, decrease after

  - Economic Segregation

  - Industry moved to the suburbs where the land was cheaper

  - Taxes remain low which keeps businesses from moving
• Describe the environmental impact of suburbanisation on the suburbs

  - Increase in pollution from the new factories

  - Less green space
• Describe the political impact of suburbanisation on the suburbs

  - Racial/class/wealth divide
• Describe the social impacts on the inner city

  - Increase in crime rates and anti-social behaviour

  - Population decrease

  - Less jobs

  - Social Segregation is rife (83% African American)

  - Population loss (1.8 million in 1950 to 700 000 currently)

  - Poor and uneducated left behind

  - Schools closed