tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post5669205284251554801..comments2023-10-28T00:47:18.069-07:00Comments on Weeks Population: The Geographic/Demographic Divide in EnglandJohn Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04069566137451684355noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post-62953813807122465852012-09-20T13:53:15.282-07:002012-09-20T13:53:15.282-07:00Much like the industrial centers of America, Engla...Much like the industrial centers of America, England is now going through a postindustrial meltdown associate with the global financial crisis. Many blue-collar workers are being laid off and business is being shipped to other countries that can produce the same goods at a lower price. Railroads are no longer a main source of transportation and thus many of the industrial areas in northern England are becoming less and less important. As lifestyle changes and living standards increase people move away from these areas into the suburbs much like the changes in Detroit and Cleveland. Cities in the north could regain their economic loss by reinventing themselves into other centers of innovation.Johnny Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542571283267869626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post-18246750590813667822012-09-20T13:05:21.698-07:002012-09-20T13:05:21.698-07:00The situation within the U.K. is reflective of the...The situation within the U.K. is reflective of the global trend. Old indusrtial cities are poorer and are being depopulated. The migration is susually done from places with less jobs to places with more economic opportunities. Tis is true globally (from South to North), Regionally (I.E.,from Mexico to the U.S.), and locally (from rural areas to the cities). I think that the City of York is doing well. Cities in the rust belt of the U.S. could also follow the same example by shifting their economies to a more service oriented one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080461792153936119noreply@blogger.com