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Case Study → Successful Region - San Francisco Bay Area (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Revision Notes

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Case Study \to Successful region - San Francisco Bay Area Context ● Reputation for economic energy, cultural vibrancy and tolerance ● In 1990s became focus of California's gold rush • home to global internet services such as Dropbox and Twitter ● Multiplier effect is experienced heavily here ○ Fuelled by its technological and transportational infrastructure, high quality of life & highly skilled workforce ● If it were a country alone its economy would rank 23rd in the World Companies ● Home to over 1300 bioscience companies ● Home to 300 + IT firms Workforce ● As of 2016, the workforce comprised of approx 80,000 skilled workers ● Share of STEM jobs 2.6 times higher than national average Negatives ● One of the highest rate per capita of homelessness ● Median price of a single-family home has reached over $1.7 mil San Francisco Bay Area*

Context	● Reputation for economic energy, cultural vibrancy and tolerance ● In 1990s became focus of California's gold rush • home to global internet services such as Dropbox and Twitter ● Multiplier effect is experienced heavily here ○ Fuelled by its technological and transportational infrastructure, high quality of life & highly skilled workforce ● If it were a country alone its economy would rank 23rd in the World
Companies	● Home to over 1300 bioscience companies ● Home to 300 + IT firms
Workforce	● As of 2016, the workforce comprised of approx 80,000 skilled workers ● Share of STEM jobs 2.6 times higher than national average
Negatives	● One of the highest rate per capita of homelessness ● Median price of a single-family home has reached over $1.7 mil

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