《Silicon_Valley》.ppt

Silicon Valley: Land of Wealth and Waste Introduction location name Ralph Vaerst Silicon Valley Facts and Figures “In 2001, the average cost of a home in the county was around $450,000.” (Pellow and Park 2002, 87) Land of WEALTH “Silicon Valley is the nation’s largest major export area, received nearly one-third of the country’s venture capital investments and is the world’s leader in the information technology industry.” --Ron Gonzalez, Mayor of San Jose exert IBD 2000-2001, 51 Top 10 Silicon Valley Brands 1. Yahoo! 2. Hewlett Packard 3. Intel 4. Netscape 5. Netscape Navigator 6. Netscape Communicator 7. e-Bay 8. Excite 9. Quicken 10. Java The Silicon Valley Habitat “Silicon Valley has the people, the venture capital, the infrastructure, and the creative energy to turn ideas into successful businesses. Many places try to imitate the Valley, but none of them comes close.” --(Lee, Miller, Hancock, and Rowen 2000: Marc Andreessen, founder of Netscape (Joint Venture: Silicon Valley 1998a) What attracts industry to Silicon Valley? Land of WASTE Silicon Valley’s Income Distribution “Between 1991 and 1996, the ratio of annual income of the top one hundred Silicon Valley executives to the average production worker jumped from 42:1 to 220:1. (Pellow and Park 2002, 87) “Almost 55 percent of the area’s jobs do not offer enough pay to maintain a family of four above the poverty line.” (Ibid.) Environmental Cost of Computer Chips resources: 3,200 cubic feet of bulk gases 22 cubic feet of hazardous gases 2,275 gallons of deionized water 20 pounds of chemicals, 285 kilowatt hours of electrical power wastes : 25 pounds of sodium hydroxide 2,840 gallons of waste water 7 pounds of miscellaneous hazardous wastes Air pollutants Acid fumes Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Toxic gases, including arsine Waste Stream Pollutants 。。。 Environmental Cost of Circuit Boards Air poll