detroit: dependancy on nature
DESCRIPTION
DETROIT's distribution an production of foodTRANSCRIPT
LEAV
E TH
IS P
AGE
BLAN
K
AB
ST
RA
CT
O
ver
the
past
few
dec
ades
the
city
of D
etro
it ha
s no
t onl
y be
en g
oing
thro
ugh
a se
rious
loss
in p
opul
atio
n an
d a
dete
riora
tion
of th
eir
econ
omy,
but
they
hav
e al
so s
uffe
red
in th
e ab
ility
to p
ro-
duce
and
dis
trib
ute
nutr
ition
thro
ugho
ut th
e ci
ty. K
now
ing
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
as a
cou
ntry
com
men
ced
off o
f rur
al s
tand
ards
and
how
set
-tle
rs a
rriv
ed b
eing
dep
enda
nt o
n na
ture
and
by
taki
ng a
dvan
tage
of
natu
re’s
offe
rings
they
wer
e ab
le to
cap
italiz
e an
d gr
ow. D
etro
it ho
w-
ever
doe
sn’t
seem
to b
e re
spon
ding
to th
is a
ct o
f nat
ure
and
thus
th
e ve
geta
tion
is a
t an
all t
ime
high
and
pop
ulat
ion
bein
g af
fect
ed
imm
ense
ly to
an
all t
ime
low
. Det
roit
also
suf
fers
hig
hly
in th
eir
dist
ri-bu
tion
met
hods
whe
n it
com
es to
impo
rtin
g go
ods
and
natu
ral f
oods
. Th
e ci
ty im
port
s fo
od p
rodu
ced
at fa
r di
stan
ces
and
tran
spor
ted
the
entir
e w
ay, c
ausi
ng in
conv
enie
nce.
By
expl
orin
g th
e di
ffere
nt m
eth-
ods
and
optio
ns o
f pro
duci
ng a
s w
ell a
s di
strib
utin
g fo
od a
ccor
ding
to
the
com
fort
s of
the
Det
roit,
maj
or d
evel
opm
ents
can
be
mad
e in
cr
eatin
g gr
and
Pro
duct
ion
and
Dis
trib
utio
n ce
nter
s. N
ot o
nly
will
it
bene
fit th
e ec
onom
y an
d cr
eate
mor
e jo
b op
port
uniti
es fo
r th
ose
in
Det
roit,
it w
ill b
ecom
e a
solu
tion
to D
etro
it no
t bei
ng a
ble
to s
uppo
rt
itsel
f as
it is
sup
port
ed b
y its
sur
roun
ding
citi
es.
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ichi
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higa
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higa
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higa
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ichi
gan
75
75
Woodward
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Woodward
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Woodward
Woodward
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Woodward
Woodward
375
10
75
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94
94
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ons
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e M
ile40
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7,06
8 (
16)
30,0
00 to
39,
999
(35
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,000
to 2
9,99
9 (
102)
10,0
00 to
19,
999
(13
7)5,
000
to
9,99
9 (
58)
8 to
4,
999
(21
)
Popu
latio
n D
ensi
ty,
1950
Cen
sus
Trac
ts
Sou
rce:
US
Cen
sus
Bur
eau,
195
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etro
it, M
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gan
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or U
rban
Stud
ies/jc
b
2001
Way
ne S
tate U
niver
sity
23
DE
TR
OIT
: D
EN
SIT
Y 1
950
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dH
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dH
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and
Hig
hlan
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ighl
and
Hig
hlan
dPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rk
Ham
tram
ckH
amtra
mck
Ham
tram
ckH
amtra
mck
Ham
tram
ckH
amtra
mck
Ham
tram
ckH
amtra
mck
Ham
tram
ck
Belle
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96
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r
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r
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d Rive
r
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d Rive
r
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d Rive
r
Gran
d Rive
r
Gran
d Rive
r
75
39
96
10
9694
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ichi
gan
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higa
nM
ichi
gan
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higa
nM
ichi
gan
Mic
higa
nM
ichi
gan
Mic
higa
nM
ichi
gan
75
75
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
375
10
75
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75
94
94
Pers
ons
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quar
e M
ile40
,000
to 5
6,36
3 (
3)30
,000
to 3
9,99
9 (
11)
20,0
00 to
29,
999
(88
)10
,000
to 1
9,99
9 (
210)
5,00
0 to
9,
999
(93
)8
to
4,99
9 (
30)
Pop
ulat
ion
Den
sity
1960
Cen
sus
Trac
tsS
ourc
e: U
S C
ensu
s B
urea
u, 1
960
Det
roit,
Mic
higa
n
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A/Ce
nter f
or U
rban
Stud
ies/jc
b
2001
Way
ne S
tate U
niver
sity
45
DE
TR
OIT
: D
EN
SIT
Y 1
960
DE
TR
OIT
: D
EN
SIT
Y 1
970
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dH
ighl
and
Hig
hlan
dH
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and
Hig
hlan
dH
ighl
and
Hig
hlan
dH
ighl
and
Hig
hlan
dPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rk
Ham
tram
ckH
amtra
mck
Ham
tram
ckH
amtra
mck
Ham
tram
ckH
amtra
mck
Ham
tram
ckH
amtra
mck
Ham
tram
ck
Belle
Isle
Detro
it Ri
ver
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96
1039
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r
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r
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r
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r
Gran
d Rive
r
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d Rive
r
Gran
d Rive
r
Gran
d Rive
r
Gran
d Rive
r
75
39
96
10
9694
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ichi
gan
Mic
higa
nM
ichi
gan
Mic
higa
nM
ichi
gan
Mic
higa
nM
ichi
gan
Mic
higa
nM
ichi
gan
75
75
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
Woodward
375
10
75
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75
94
94
Pers
ons
Per S
quar
e M
ile30
,000
to 3
9,64
1 (
7)20
,000
to 2
9,99
9 (
52)
10,0
00 to
19,
999
(21
2)5,
000
to
9,99
9 (
108)
402
to
4,99
9 (
42)
Pop
ulat
ion
Den
sity
1970
Cen
sus
Trac
tsS
ourc
e: U
S C
ensu
s B
urea
u, 1
970
Det
roit,
Mic
higa
n
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A/Ce
nter f
or U
rban
Stud
ies/jc
b 2
001 W
ayne
Stat
e Univ
ersit
y
67
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and
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hlan
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and
Hig
hlan
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and
Hig
hlan
dH
ighl
and
Hig
hlan
dPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
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rkPa
rkPa
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tram
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mck
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tram
ckH
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tram
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mck
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tram
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mck
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tram
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75
39
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10
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ichi
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ichi
gan
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higa
nM
ichi
gan
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higa
nM
ichi
gan
75
75
Woodward
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Woodward
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Woodward
375
10
75
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75
94
94
Pers
ons
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quar
e M
ile32
,719
(1)
20,0
00 to
24,
488
(4)
10,0
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19,
999
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3)5,
000
to
9,99
9 (
142)
31 to
4,
999
(43
)N
o Po
pula
tion
(1)
Pop
ulat
ion
Den
sity
1980
Cen
sus
Trac
tsS
ourc
e: U
S C
ensu
s B
urea
u, 1
980
Det
roit,
Mic
higa
n
CULM
A/Ce
nter f
or U
rban
Stud
ies/jc
b
2001
Way
ne S
tate U
niver
sity
DE
TR
OIT
: D
EN
SIT
Y 1
980
DE
TR
OIT
: D
EN
SIT
Y 1
990
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and
Hig
hlan
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and
Hig
hlan
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ighl
and
Hig
hlan
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ighl
and
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hlan
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rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
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rkPa
rkPa
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tram
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tram
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tram
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tram
ckH
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mck
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tram
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Isle
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it Ri
ver
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96
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75
39
96
10
9694
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gan
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gan
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75
75
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10
75
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94
94
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ons
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6,92
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8)11
5 to
4,
999
(60
)N
o Po
pula
tion
(1)
Pop
ulat
ion
Den
sity
1990
Cen
sus
Trac
tsS
ourc
e: U
S C
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s B
urea
u, 1
990
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roit,
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higa
n
CULM
A/Ce
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or U
rban
Stud
ies/jc
b
2001
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ne S
tate U
niver
sity
Hig
hlan
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and
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hlan
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and
Hig
hlan
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and
Hig
hlan
dH
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and
Hig
hlan
dPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
rkPa
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tram
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tram
ckH
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tram
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96
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r
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r
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75
39
96
10
9694
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gan
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75
75
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Woodward
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375
10
75
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75
94
94
Pers
ons
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quar
e M
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7,11
5 (
73)
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6)7
to
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9 (
64)
No
Popu
latio
n (
1)P
opul
atio
n D
ensi
ty20
00 C
ensu
s Tr
acts
Sou
rce:
US
Cen
sus
Bur
eau,
200
0
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roit,
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higa
n
CULM
A/Ce
nter f
or U
rban
Stud
ies/jc
b
2001
Way
ne S
tate U
niver
sity
DE
TR
OIT
: D
EN
SIT
Y 2
000
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
Se
ttle
rs a
rriv
e
Eve
ntu
al
De
pe
nd
an
cy
On
La
nd
Fa
rmin
g s
tart
s
Oth
er
Ind
ustr
ies
Fa
rmin
g l
ose
s
Be
co
me
De
pe
nd
an
t
Fa
rmin
g b
eg
ins
Eco
no
my
De
velo
p
Pri
ori
ty
On
Na
ture
Farm
ing
incr
ease
s
Population at a high
Farm
ing a
t a lo
wPopula
tion a
t a lo
w
DIST
RIBU
TIO
NCE
NTER
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ION
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E
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ITY
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N CE
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AGE
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