Pittsburgh and the G-20

[Jessica]

I have to do a project in Honors World Affairs, please help me because I have no partners. I haveto find some though

anyways just help me and provide some info. you don't need to do all the work.


Title page:

Briefing on what the G-20 is and what their goals are
Why Pittsburgh?

Location:

Relative and absolute location of Pittsburgh, and the surrounding area

How location relates to Pittsburgh's development and as a reason for Pittsburgh becoming a city and for being chose as a site for the G-20 Summit

Place:

How Western PA's look, ethnicity, topography, and resource base help it develop both historically and as an example for the future leading to its use in the G-20 Summit - How the areas human and natural resources were used to develop the place.

Movement:

How the transportion systems, roads, rivers, rail, and air have benefited the region and aided its development both historically and as an example for the future leading to use as the G-20 Summit - the area's "firsts" and famous transportation systems both historically and currently

Region:

How the region's assets, ethnicity and infrastructure helped it develop both historically and as a leader to be an example for the G-20 - reasons why Pittsburgh is known worldwide

Human-environment interaction:

How both the environment and humans have shaped Western PA to become a world leader - areas leading industries and famous "first" technologically

I want a good grade! Thanks for your help

[sosia]

Why Pittsburgh?
http://www.whitebandaction.org/en/re...-be-pittsburgh
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/28/g20-pittsburgh-us-hosting_n_208735.html
good luck!

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by jchen

Region:

How the region's assets, ethnicity and infrastructure helped it develop both historically and as a leader to be an example for the G-20 - reasons why Pittsburgh is known worldwide

Is it? I know the name, but that's about it. I could probably place Timbuktu on a map more accurately than Pittsburgh.

[Jessica]

yeah, I'm sure it is, maybe not to everyone though

[Fazor]

Pittsburgh is well known world-wide in industry / business circles. Pittsburgh, like all of the Great-Lakes industry cities (Cleveland, Detroit, etc) quickly grew to one of the nation's prominant cities because of it's location and access to shipping routes.

I did a report on business developement in Pittsburgh for a class a few years ago. I remember something about Pittsburgh participating in international "sister-city" business development programs, which has helped the city become globally known in business circles.

I was looking to see if I still had a copy of my report, which also would have citations for where I got *my* information, but it looks like I've since deleted the file.

http://www.globalpittsburgh.org/ seems to have some information on Pittsburgh's role in international business.