Minimum length: 3-5 pages
Maximum length: 10 pages

This might require some online research, looking at news articles, and/or discussions with people from the community. Note that this is 15% of your grade, so write accordingly.

Describe the Economic and Industry Dynamics of the City

In the class we discussed several articles and watched many videos on the economic and industrial dynamics of our cities on such topics as how the manufacturing industry grew in America, impacts of globalization, and efforts to address the challenges of economic decline. Think about the city closest to your home community (if you live in an urban area then select your home city. If you are from a suburb select the city the suburb is connected to or closest to). Think about the major economic and industrial dynamics of the city.

A. Choose an industry in the city and examine how it shaped your home city. If the industry is significantly larger such as the auto industry, then select one company within the industry such as GM or Ford. How did the growth in the industry/ company shape and affect the economic dynamics of the city?

B. Was the industry/company affected by globalization? How did it change and how did the changes affect the city?

C. Does the city endure effects of urban blight? Poverty and areas of economically disadvantaged neighborhoods? Does the city have neighborhoods with many abandoned and dilapidated homes?

D. How is the city trying to reconfigure and reshape its economic and industrial dynamics if there has been a decline? What are the new industries or economic areas of focus? What are the efforts to revitalize neighborhoods in bad shape?

Use pictures, figures, and other resources if necessary in your essay and cite the resources accordingly (MLA, ASA, APA etc. Just be consistent with the style of referencing).