Детройт-Виндзор
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borislvinВашпост - статья про мост между американским Детройтом и канадским Виндзором.
This is the busiest border crossing in North America -- more goods pass between Detroit and Windsor than between the United States and the entire European Union
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one truck over the Ambassador Bridge every six seconds
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90 percent of all Canadians live within 100 miles of the border
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The U.S. Border Patrol, for example, had 9,091 agents at the southern border before Sept. 11, and only 334 agents on the northern line, which is more than twice as long.
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Canada sends 87 percent of its exports to the United States, so its emphasis has always been on facilitating trade. The United States sends 25 percent of its exports to Canada, the top trading partner of 38 states, but its economy is not so reliant on cross-border trade.
Там же - об американо-канадской границе вообще:
Before Sept. 11, for example, half the border's 126 official crossings were unguarded at night; now the orange cones that used to block U.S. entry roads have been supplemented by people.
This is the busiest border crossing in North America -- more goods pass between Detroit and Windsor than between the United States and the entire European Union
...
one truck over the Ambassador Bridge every six seconds
...
90 percent of all Canadians live within 100 miles of the border
...
The U.S. Border Patrol, for example, had 9,091 agents at the southern border before Sept. 11, and only 334 agents on the northern line, which is more than twice as long.
...
Canada sends 87 percent of its exports to the United States, so its emphasis has always been on facilitating trade. The United States sends 25 percent of its exports to Canada, the top trading partner of 38 states, but its economy is not so reliant on cross-border trade.
Там же - об американо-канадской границе вообще:
Before Sept. 11, for example, half the border's 126 official crossings were unguarded at night; now the orange cones that used to block U.S. entry roads have been supplemented by people.
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(êíîïêà ñàìîíàæàëàñü)
Date: 2002-01-02 07:39 am (UTC)Ïîñòåïåííî ýòà ñâÿçü ñ ìîðåì ñëàáíåò, íî î÷åíü è î÷åíü ìåäëåííî.
à ðîâíî íàîáðîò -- percentage of coastal population continue to grow.
È ïðî âåñü ìèð òîæå åñòü íà âåáå, ÷òî âðîäå îò ïîëîâèíû äî äâóõ òðåòåé æèâåò â ñòîìèëüíîé çîíå îò îêåàíîâ, ìîðåé è êðóïíûõ ïðåñíûõ âîäîåìîâ.
Re: (êíîïêà ñàìîíàæàëàñü)
Date: 2002-01-02 10:25 am (UTC)Ñ îäíîé ñòîðîíû, áóðíîå èíäóñòðèàëüíîå è ïðî÷åå ðàçâèòèå êèòàåâ, èíäèåâ è èíäîíåçèåâ ñ âüåòíàìàìè, áðàçèëèÿìè è áàíãëàäåøàìè ïðèâîäèò ê ñìåùåíèþ íàñåëåíèÿ â ïîðòîâûå è ïðîìûøëåííûå öåíòðû. Îòñþäà ãëîáàëüíàÿ ñòàòèñòèêà ïîêàçûâàåò îáùèé ðîñò äîëè ïðèáðåæíîãî íàñåëåíèÿ.
Ñ äðóãîé ñòîðîíû, â ïîäëèííî èíäóñòðèàëüíîì ìèðå çàâèñèìîñòü îò îêåàíñêèõ òðàíñïîðòíûõ ïóòåé âñå-òàêè ñíèæàåòñÿ. Äîëÿ çàíÿòûõ â ôèçè÷åñêîé îáðàáîòêå ïåðâè÷íûõ (òî åñòü íàèáîëåå òðàíñïîðòîåìêèõ) ìàòåðèàëîâ ñíèæàåòñÿ. Ðàçâèâàåòñÿ ñëîæíàÿ ñóõîïóòíàÿ è âîçäóøíàÿ èíôðàñòðóêòóðà (êîòîðàÿ âñåãäà ñèëüíî çàïàçäûâàåò ïî ñðàâíåíèþ ñ ìîðñêîé è ðå÷íîé). Âî âñÿêîì ñëó÷àå, ìíå òàê êàæåòñÿ...
À âåäü òåíäåíöèè ýòîé âòîðîé ãðóïïû - åñòü áóäóùåå ãðóïïû ïåðâîé.
Êñòàòè, Ïèòåð Áàóýð êîãäà-òî çàìåòèë, ÷òî åñëè âî ÂÑÅÕ ñòðàíàõ èìååò ìåñòî ðîñò áëàãîñîñòîÿíèÿ íà äóøó íàñåëåíèÿ, íî îòíîñèòåëüíî áåäíûå ñòðàíû, ïîìèìî ýòîãî, ïîêàçûâàþò åùå è áîëåå âûñîêèé ïðèðîñò íàñåëåíèÿ, òî ÎÁÙÀß ìèðîâàÿ ñòàòèñòèêà âïîëíå ìîæåò ââîäèòü â çàáëóæäåíèå è ïîêàçûâàòü ÎÁÙÅÅ ïàäåíèå äóøåâîãî áëàãîñîñòîÿíèÿ.
õîðîøåå íàáëþäåíèå î ñòàòèñòèêå,
Date: 2002-01-03 09:35 am (UTC)êàê-íèêàê ïîñòèíäóñòðèàëüíîå âñå æå îáùåñòâî.
Re: õîðîøåå íàáëþäåíèå î ñòàòèñòèêå,
Date: 2002-01-03 10:21 am (UTC)Êðîìå òîãî, âäàëè îò îêåàíà æèòü ìîæåò áûòü - äåøåâëå...