Vol. 19, No. 3, October 1981 - "Pittsburgh"



WELCOME TO PITTSBURGH

(pp. 1 - 6)


Hibberd V. B. Kline, Jr.

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


Abstract


The 1981 annual meeting of the National Council for Geography Education gives us, who are residing in the Pittsburgh area, the first opportunity to welcome considerable numbers of fellow geographers and to acquaint them with our city and our region since the Association of American Geographers convened here in 1959. If you were one of the geographers at the earlier meeting you will find us outwardly much changed, but I hope that we have retained our traditional hospitality to and interest in our visitors.




PITTSBURGH: PATTERNS OF EVOLUTION

(pp. 6 - 20)


E. Willard Miller

The Pennsylvania State University

State College, Pennsylvania


Abstract


Pittsburgh at the fork of the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio rivers has one of the most strategic geographical positions in the world. From the earliest settlement, these low level valley routes through the rugged Appalachians focused man's activities on this location. Although the economic functions of Pittsburgh have changed through time, the importance of its geographic location has persisted.




A GEOGRAPHY OF RECLINE: THE BEDDING INDUSTRY OF PITTSBURGH, PA

(pp. 20 - 34)


Larry L. Patrick

University of Texas – Austin

Austin, Texas


Abstract


The commercial nature of our society can be appreciated in a variety of ways. One way is to note that virtually all materials consumed in the United States move from sites of resource extraction, through places of semi-finished production and on toward sites of final assembly and, ultimately, consumer purchase. Close scrutiny of most any finished American commodity reveals that its component parts have been purchased and re-sold repeatedly by semi-finishing manufacturers. Also these parts have moved internationally and nationally through regions of relatively homogeneous specialization. In such places manufacturers realize cost benefits by utilizing human resources associated with this specialization.




PITTSBURGH: RENAISSANCE, REDEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION, 1945-1981

(pp. 35 - 45)


Ruth I. Shirey

Department of Geography and Regional Planning

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, Pennsylvania


Abstract


The landscape of Pittsburgh has changed profoundly in the past thirty years. Immediately following World War II, concerns which had been building for decades regarding atmospheric pollution, blight of the man-made environment and economic growth lead to a concerted effort on the part of city officials and citizen leaders to solve environmental problems and renew the physical plant of the city. The transformation which took place as a result of their efforts came to be known as Pittsburgh's Renaissance.



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