Seattle, Washington

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Seattle has successfully weathered the developmental challenges of the 20th century and has emerged today as a leading American city that boasts an excellent standard of living, quality public schools and a penchant for high-tech industries and alternative music that has kept the city young - at least in spirit. To determine how Seattle has changed and why over the years, this paper provides a review of the relevant literature to identify the city's physical, climatic, population and cultural attributes, followed by an assessment of Seattle's economic condition and availability of natural resources. An examination of the urban form of the city is followed by a prognosis for Seattle's future.

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Review and Analysis
Major Physical Landforms in the Area
Seattle's Climate
Population Changes over the Last Two Decades
Cultural Characteristics of Seattle
General Economic Conditions
Availability of Past and Current Natural Resources
Urban Form of Seattle
Prognosis for the Future

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"The city is also a major producer of contemporary music and has attracted more than its share of big name bands over the past 20 years. In his essay, "Why Seattle? An Examination of an Alternative Rock Culture Hearth," Thomas Bell (1998) reports that sometimes the sound is called "grunge," but in reality, the "Seattle sound" is reflective of the youth culture in this area. "The music of the extraordinarily creative Seattle bands," Bell says, "ranged from folk rock to heavy metal. Three common elements in the music seem to emerge: it is loud, it is honest, and it has often been difficult for the bands that play this music to receive a high degree of local recognition" (35). "

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