1. North America
Territorial Dynamics

2. I. U.S. Core and Peripheries
A. Main core of the US – Main core of the world
Northeast + Manufacturing Belt
Political & economic core of US Power
45% of industrial jobs
Megalopolis
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C.
#1 world gathering of political, economic, financial & cultural powers
Rust Belt
Crisis of traditional heavy industry
automobile industry in Detroit, textiles
Industrial redevelopment
Pittsburg, Cleveland, Buffalo

3. B. Growing integrated periphery
Sun Belt
Oil deposits, high technology, aerospace, robotics, biotechnologies
Very Attractive & integrated periphery
Regions of major growth
Major cities & high tech industries
Silicon Valley in California
Silicon Beach in Miami
Silicon Prairie in Texas
Cascadia around Seattle
Revitalized old south by tourism (e.g. Miami) and new technologies (Atlanta, Research Triangle Park)

4. The Sun Belt and Population Growth Trends 2000-2010

5. C. Margins of US territory used by the core
Corn Belt and Great Plains:
Agro-industrial core of the US and breakbasket of the world
Rocky Mountains, natural areas (National Parks)
Low density of population
Tourism, exploitation of natural resources, energy
Remote States:
Hawaii (tourism & tropical agriculture)
Alaska (oil deposits and geostrategic location)

6. II. Territorial Dynamics which demonstrate US world power
US power concentrated in urban areas
World/global cities, urban core of the world
NYC, Washington, D.C., LA, Chicago
Major metropolises with national or international influence
New metropolises in progress
Attracting millions of inhabitants & diverse economic activities (service sectors & R&D development)

7. Revitalization of business & residential areas of urban centers of US cities in late 20th century
Economic factors
Expansion of service sector, quaternary sector, research facilities
Growth in small businesses – residential districts surrounding city core
Demand for housing in downtown & inner-city neighborhoods
Demographic factors
New household forms : DINKS, yuppies, nontraditional households
Urban policy
Govt/non-profit orgs to revitalize central cities through public policies and incentives
City investment policies/tax incentives
Public-private partnerships
Historic preservation
Sense of place
Emotional attachment to central-city locations based on cultural amenities, landscape features, lifestyle factors
Video: Dismantling Urban Highways/Reimagining the Commons: Philadelphia

8. B. Interfaces open the USA to the world
Main maritime interfaces w/ dynamic ports
San Francisco, Houston, Miami, NYC
Flows of capital, goods & workers on dynamic cross-border areas
Mexamerica and the maquiladoras
Main Street
Cascadia
Major intl airports (hubs) What are the 8 major hubs?
Internal migration flows (labor force & capital)
Strengthen southern periphery
External migration flows (immigration) strengthen the Sun Belt

9. C. Regional and global integration of the US
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
Dynamic economic exchanges benefiting the US
Main waterways linking the US to rest of world
Mississippi, Great Lakes & St Lawrence River)
Main intl flows w/ Triad
Eastern Asia & Western Europe