Rust Belt
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The Rust Belt is a region in the northeastern and midwestern United States historically dominated by manufacturing and heavy industry that has experienced significant economic decline and population loss since the late 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic region
→
informal region → region → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Factory Belt
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Manufacturing Belt → |
| contrastedWith |
Sun Belt
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| country |
United States
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|
| experienced |
deindustrialization
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economic decline → factory closures → job losses in manufacturing → population loss → urban decay → |
| hasIssue |
aging infrastructure
→
economic restructuring → industrial pollution → |
| hasMajorCity |
Akron
→
Buffalo → Chicago → Cleveland → Detroit → Flint → Gary → Milwaukee → Pittsburgh → Toledo → Youngstown → |
| hasState |
Illinois
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Indiana → Michigan → New Jersey → New York → Ohio → Pennsylvania → West Virginia → Wisconsin → |
| hasTrend |
efforts at economic revitalization
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growth of service sector → growth of technology sector in some cities → |
| historicalIndustry |
automobile manufacturing
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coal mining → heavy industry → machinery manufacturing → manufacturing → steel production → |
| historicalPeriodOfProsperity |
early 20th century
→
late 19th century → post–World War II era → |
| locatedIn |
Great Lakes region
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Midwestern United States → Northeastern United States → |
| nameRefersTo |
rusting factories
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| periodOfDecline |
1970s
→
1980s → 1990s → late 20th century → |