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  • This house supports the rise of private cities

    Infoslide

    A private city is one that is owned and operated exclusively by one or multiple private companies and provides all of the public services for the city itself. These are funded by private investors and its inhabitants (eg. Hope City in Ghana).

    Queen's High School Debating Tournament 2021 · 5 · 2021-01-22

  • This house prefers the direct water management model over the indirect management model

    Infoslide

    Water is one of the main natural resources, being limited and irregularly distributed. Of all the water on the planet, only 3% is fresh water and most of it is ice located in the polar ice caps. At present, some of the great world migrations derive from the lack of water (for example, migrations from sub-Saharan countries or migrations from countries in the Indian Ocean to Australia) or there are conflicts over water management (for example, conflicts over the waters of the Euphrates and the Tigris between Turkey Syria or Iraq or the conflict between Sudan Ethiopia and Egypt over the Nile). There are two major models of water management. The direct management model is a public management model in which the public power is in charge of managing water resources and ensuring that water reaches the entire population. For example, Berlin, Paris or Turin have this management model. The indirect management model is a private management model in which private companies are in charge of managing water resources and ensuring that they reach the entire population. Some places where there is a privatized water service are the United Kingdom, Manila or Havana. In both worlds, ownership of water is public.

    II BP La Regenta · 5 · 2020-12-06

  • This house supports the rise of private cities in developing countries

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    A private city is controlled and developed by private entities (usually companies). These individuals/companies get to dictate the set of rules in the locality, meaning the laws* of the broader country may not necessarily apply. The private entities will also be the ones providing all public services. *Laws: including labor, regulations, tax codes, financial laws, business, property, education and healthcare.

    Mindanao IV · 3 · 2020-11-28

  • This house supports the rise of private cities in developing countries

    Infoslide

    A private city is controlled and developed by private entities (usually companies). These individuals/companies get to dictate the set of rules in the locality, meaning the laws* of the broader country may not necessarily apply. The private entities will also be the ones providing all public services. *Laws: including labor, regulations, tax codes, financial laws, business, property, education and healthcare.

    Mindanao IV · 4 · 2020-11-28

  • This house would restrict cities from offering tax credits and other incentives to attract large companies

    Infoslide

    In 2018, dozens of US cities bid to host Amazon's second headquarters by offering a slew of taxpayer-funded incentives. These included grants, tax credits for the company, and relocation reimbursement for Amazon employees.

    WDF Opens XIV · 4 · 2020-11-26

  • This house believes that government should provide public housing for the poor in the city

    Limas Debate Competition · Open Final · 2020-11-06

  • As developing country this house would heavily incentivize urban citizens migration to rural areas

    Limas Debate Competition · Open Final · 2020-11-06

  • This house would place a time limit on all private land ownership in major cities.

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    In some countries such as China, land is not owned by private individuals or companies, but rather is leased from the government to those entities for a period of time ranging from 20 to 99 years.

    Imitation Cup 2020 · Open Semis · 2020-10-07

  • This house would embrace the rise of private cities (i.e. Eko Atlantic,Tatu City,Hope City,Cite le Flueve)

    Infoslide

    A private city is a city that is owned, developed, and operated exclusively by private individuals and/or organizations (usually companies). In a private city these individuals/companies will provide all of the public services for the city by itself. In return, private cities often have their own sets of rules in which the laws of the broader country (including labor, regulations, tax codes, financial laws, business, and property laws, and education models) don’t apply.

    Debate for Donation Open · 1 · 2020-10-07

  • This house would abolish all ZOs in the United States of America

    Infoslide

    A zoning ordinance (ZO) is a rule that defines how property in specific geographic zones can be used. ZOs detail whether specific geographic zones are acceptable for residential, industrial, or commercial purposes. ZOs may also regulate lot size, placement, density, and the height of structures. ZOs are typically created and enforced by regional governments (cities, municipalities, villages etc.) and exist alongside environmental regulations.

    USUDC 2020 · 1 · 2020-10-03

  • This house would grant places (cities, states etc.) image rights over their representation in commercial works.

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    Image rights are the authority to license who and how an image is used, and the ability to negotiate fees for it's portrayal

    USUDC 2020 · Open Quarters · 2020-10-03

  • This house believes that governments should aggressively subsidize the urban poor to migrate to rural areas.

    The Contemplative Dialogue Debate Tournament 2.0 · 3 · 2020-10-02

  • This house supports the rise of private cities

    Infoslide

    A private city is a city that is owned and operated exclusively by private individuals and/or organizations and provides all of the public services for the city itself. Private cities have their own legal and regulatory frameworks, their own tax, customs and social regimes, as well as their own administrations, security forces and an independent dispute resolution system.

    Duke Pre-USUDCs · 5 · 2020-09-19