This document discusses the issue of urban decay in various US cities. It provides examples of urban decay through photos of abandoned and deteriorating areas in cities like Baltimore, Camden, Detroit, and others. The document attributes the urban decay issues to factors like poverty, crime, government corruption, and corporate greed, and notes that cities like Detroit and Camden have experienced major population declines and abandoned buildings as a result. It closes by arguing that urban decay and poverty are global issues that must be addressed to prevent further deterioration of cities.

1. The Urban Environment Action Project by Tim Migliore AP English Period 1.

2. A view of Midtown Manhattan When we think of a city we think of glittering skyscrapers,

3. View of Downtown Miami, Florida Condos

4. Both from Newark, New Jersey What We Don’t think about is this…

5. Baltimore, Maryland This concept is called “urban decay”

6. View of Residential areas in Camden, New Jersey Some of the worst areas are in Camden

7. In 1950 the city had a total population of124,555 but in 2011 it was 77,344.

8. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Camden has been the nation’s most dangerous city in 2004, 2005, 2009.

9. According to Wikkipedia and other sources a third of the people of Camden live under the poverty line.

10. Government Corruption, Poverty, Crime, and Corporate Greed have caused this.

11. Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan: 1950 Pop: 1,849,5682000 Pop: 951,2702010 Pop: 713,777

12. With the big three auto-makers failing, Detroit has plummeted.

13. Whole entire neighborhoods, once populated, are now totally empty

14. Urban Decay is so bad that several major buildings in downtown Detroit are abandoned!!!

15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gep91lWjvvo Video from news organization about Detroit

16. Decay in other cities

17. St Louis

18. Philadelphia

19. Cleveland

20. Hartford

21. Left: a city in Cambodia. Right: an abandoned section of Detroit. Is the third world really different from ours?

22. And they must be dealt with immediately or scenes like the one above will be more common. Urban decay and poverty are global issues