changing places- san antonio ✅

What was SA GDP in 2021

$144.3 billion

What is the employment rate at the end of 2023

3.5%

What is San Antonio's population

1.5 million

What is SA metro population

2.6 million

What's a metro population

An urbanised area of over 100,00 people

Where is Lavaca located

South of downtown

When is Victoria courts located

Northeast of lavaca

why was SA ideal for military bases

flat terrain

ideal weather conditions for flying

how many people visited the Alamo

2.5 mil

3 features of the SA coast of arms

red- bloodshed

alamo for the great battle

lone star for SA

growth rate in SA

1.6%

how mant military veterns in 2023?

159,000

% of the total population in SA is active duty or veterns?

16.7%

what is the JBSA

US armys southern hub for missions in central and south america

what is one example of something that the JBSA helped in?

2010 Haiti earthquake- they did extensive emergency operation.

where is Haiti?

in the Caribbean

how many ppl died in the haiti earthquake?

222,570

How many tv programmes featured the Alamo or the Texas war of independence

3 dozen (36)

What happened in 1820

Anglo Americans were allowed to settle in Texas

What happened during 1835-36

Texas war of independence

When was the Texan victory

1836

How many people visit the Alamo

Over 2.5 million

What year did the Alamo and San Antonio missions national historic park become UNESCO world heritage site?

2015

When did settlement start in San Antonio

1718

What is economic segregation?

Separation of classes of people based on their income

Why does income inequality doesn’t properly describe San Antonio’s problems with poverty and deprivation?

The neighbourhoods are divided which means wealth is concentrated in some areas and not in others—this limits people’s ability to thrive because some neighbourhoods get more opportunities than others.

What is the Gini Coefficient

Measures the inequality/ how income is distributed within a given area

In the Gini Index, where does San Antonio rank?

54th least equal metro area in the U.S

What makes a metropolitan area?

Large population, has communities that have a high degree of economic + social integration

What does RISI and for?

Residential Income Segregation Index

What is a census tract and why is it used?

Smaller segments of places within a larger area so that it can help break down data and allow specific analysis of areas.

How to calculate RISI?

Adding the low-income residents who live in low-income census tract to the share of upper-income residents that live in upper-income census tract.

What is DCI?

Distressed community index—highlights economic inequality by grouping the population into 5 quintiles of prosperous to distressed

What is San Antonio’s DCI rank and what does it mean?

23rd so it means it’s not as distressed—if it was over 80-it would be very distressed.

What does RISI stand for?

Residential Income Segregation Index

What does the City of San Antonio Planning Department?

Oversees all significant development + redevelopment for the city

What does the Office Of Urban Redevelopment San Antonio do?

To develop and implement strategies to eliminate community slums and blighted areas and also meet revitalisation, redevelopment and rehabilitation

What are 2 examples of non profit organisation schemes?

SA2020

SA Tomorrow

What does SANE stand for?

San Antonio Neighbourhoods for Everyone

What are SANE’s key principles?

Supportive neighbourhoods, increase transportation options, enhance public safety and encourage a sustainable San Antonio