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  • RD4 this house regrets the increasing prevalence of hostile architecture.

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    Ok you need one this time: Hostile architecture is an urban design trend in which public spaces are constructed or altered to discourage people from using them in a way not intended by the owner. Hostile architecture is a subset of attempts to ”design out crime” and 'anti-social behavior'. Also known as defensive architecture hostile design unpleasant design exclusionary design or defensive urban design it is most typically associated with 'anti-homeless spikes' — studs embedded in flat surfaces to make sleeping rough uncomfortable and impractical. Other measures include sloped window sills to stop people sitting benches with armrests positioned to stop people lying on them and water sprinklers that 'intermittently come on but aren't really watering anything.” Hostile architecture also seeks to deter skateboarding littering loitering and public urination.

    Western Washington University 2019 BP · 4 · 2019-10-10

  • In cities with scarce housing availability this house would reallocate funds intended for building or subsidizing affordable housing to providing the means for those in need to relocate to different cities with lower costs of living.

    Hart House IV 2019 · 2 · 2019-10-04

  • This house believes that Greece should introduce significant financial incentives for companies and individuals currently based in Athens* to relocate to other Greek cities *Over a third of the Greek population lives in Athens.

    Athens EUDC 2019 · 1 · 2019-08-05

  • In cities with developed public transport systems this house would tax ride-hailing services like Uber and Grab

    Hanoi Debate Open (Pre UADC 2019) · 5 · 2019-06-22

  • This house believes that shrinking cities should be allowed to impose an “exit tax” on leaving businesses

    Estonia Debate Open 2019 · 5 · 2019-04-06

  • This house believes that developing countries should pursue the establishment of charter cities / ECCQ los países en vía de desarrollo deberían establecer ciudades chárter

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    For the purposes of this debate, a charter city is where a developing country grants a long term lease on a city to a developed country. The developed country receives a siginificant autonomy to govern the city for the time of the lease. / Para fines de este debate, una ciudad chárter es una ciudad que un país en vía de desarrollo otorga en préstamo a largo plazo a un país desarrollado. El país desarrollado recibe autonomía considerable para gobernar la ciudad por el tiempo del préstamo.

    Pan American Debating Championships 2019 · 5 · 2019-04-01

  • This house would promote the construction of commuter towns close to highly populated areas instead of continuing to build within them.

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    The commuter cities are those that are built near large cities and are intended for people to live and sleep in them while industrial and economic activities are carried out mainly in the large city that is nearby.

    IV Torneo Rosarista de Debate 2019 · 4 · 2019-03-22

  • In cities and areas with rapidly increasing housing costs, this house would tax new residents and use the revenue to subsidize housing costs for citizens already residing in the area

    Budapest Open 2019 · Open Semis · 2019-03-16

  • This house believes that developing countries should actively discourage the creation of primate cities

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    A primate city is a city in which the majority of the cultural, social, and economic capital in a country is centred. They are often the most populous cities in a given country. Examples include London, Bangkok, Kinshasa, and Lagos. Motion: THB

    Manchester IV 2019 · Open Quarters · 2019-02-23

  • This house believes that housing activists in San Francisco should advocate for the abolition of zoning regulations rather than increased rent control..

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    A zoning law requires that buildings fulfill a certain purpose (eg, residential zoning laws mandate that no businesses can operate on that lot) or impose aesthetic standards (such as maximum height requirements). These regulations do not directly address health and safety, energy usage, or affordable housing. San Francisco has extensive historic and aesthetic zoning laws.

    Berkeley IV 2019 · 1 · 2019-01-26

  • This house supports granting megacities autonomous control over their economic and social policy (e.g. immigration, healThis house, criminal justice) with national taxation policy remaining under the control of the federal government

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    Megacities are cities with a population of over 10 million people

    Cape Town WUDC 2019 · 6 · 2019-01-01

  • This house would make all mega-cities separate city-states from their original countries.

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    According to the United Nations, an urban area with more than 10 million inhabitants is considered a megacity (Bombay, Beijing, New York, Mexico City, London...). A city-state is an independent sovereign state whose territory and population is comprised mostly of a single city (Monaco Singapore San Marino etc).

    I BP CEU · 5 · 2018-12-05

  • This house supports the creation of charter cities in developing nations.

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    'Charter Cities' are tracts of uninhabited land set aside by host nations that would be semi-autonomous and administered by a developing third-party government. Citizens of the host nation could move in and out as they so desire. In recent years Honduras has explored the option of establishing a charter city administered by the Canadian government.

    Seattle University 2018 · Open Final · 2018-12-05