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Fig. 2 Geographic location of Dortmund in Germany. Source Institute of Spatial Planning,
University of Dortmund
Steel production in Dortmund came to a definite end due to the withdrawal of
ThyssenKrupp.
To date, the successful period of the coal, steel, and beer industries is history. In
a short time Dortmund had suffered the loss of 80,000 jobs. The community and
the economic sector faced a nearly hopeless task of creating a huge number of jobs
in a short period of time.
Two main areas of counter actions will be described in the following. They both
serve as informative samples for the principle of regional development displayed
in the earlier sections of this chapter:
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