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  • This house regrets the rise of slum tourism

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    Slum tourism is a type of tourism that involves visiting impoverished areas - usually through a service provided by tourism agencies. Slum tourism is now becoming increasingly prominent in developing nations, including, but not limited to, India, Brazil, Kenya and Indonesia.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (S) · Pre-Finals · 2025-03-15

  • This house regrets the rise of 24 hour culture in cities.

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    A 24-hour city is an urban city that remains active and accessable around the clock, with businesses, public transport, entertainment, and essential services operating 24/7 with a focus on the night time economy. Examples of these cities are New York City or Tokyo.

    Queen Mary IV 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-01

  • In cities with prominent car usage, This house would introduce congestion pricing in central districts

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    Congestion pricing is a transportation policy that imposes fees on vehicles traveling into or within designated areas. Examples include the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) in Singapore and Ecopass in Milan.

    European Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-02-28

  • This house, as the indigenous person, would accept the offer

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    You are an indigenous person in your early 20s, born and raised in an isolated Mangyan Tribe Community. You take great pride in your tribe's rich culture and resilience, as it has preserved its traditions for thousands of years. However, your community is shrinking, with only a few families remaining. Recently, you were given an opportunity to work and study in the city as a working student. This would allow you to pursue formal education and earn money.

    Hiraya Debate Cup · Open Grandfinals · 2025-02-22

  • In multi-ethnic societies, This house supports the Ethnic Integration Policy

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    Singapore implemented the Ethnic Integration Policy in order to establish ethnic quotas for public housing blocks with a proportion of flats in each neighborhood allocated to Malayese, Chinese, Indians and other minority groups. Owners were free to buy and sell flats to any race as long as racial limits of neighborhood were maintained.

    5th Ikhtilaf Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-02-08

  • This house believes that states should financially compensate citizens affected by public infrastructure decisions (i.e. changing bus routes, building new houses, shutting down schools)

    UCL Pro-Am 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-02-02

  • This House Supports the anti-tourism trend

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    The anti-tourism trend is a response to the percieved negative effects of tourism on the local community and the environment. This has involved lobbying politicians to pass policy that discourages tourism, and negative sentiment towards tourists (ie graffiti encouraging them to ‘go home’)

    UCL Pro-Am 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-02-02

  • This house believes that North American cities with declining populations should embrace a policy of "de-growth" (e.g. repurposing unused infrastructure for other uses, converting unused parking lots to parks) rather than trying to encourage growth (e.g. offering tax breaks to businesses that move to the city)

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    Detroit was one of the most populous cities in the US in 1950, with a population of 1.8 million and a strong manufacturing sector. Over the subsequent decades, as manufacturing jobs moved offshore or were automated, the population of Detroit shrank significantly. As of 2020, it had a population of only about 600,000.

    North American Debating Championships 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-01-18

  • THB that local animal rights groups in local areas should heavily prioritize prevention over preservation strategies in their activism

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    In urban areas, local animal rights groups tend to focus on two major strategies. One is preservation, which often targets getting stray animals adopted or put into shelters. The other strategy is prevention, which involves efforts to reduce the animal population, such as mass spaying / neutering of strays.

    North American Debating Championships 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-01-18

  • This house would privatize the construction of the Mindanao Railway Project

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    The Mindanao Railway Project is an infrastrucutre project currently under planning intended to connect the major cities of Mindanao via railway similar to the MRT or LRT in Metro Manila

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · High School Finals · 2025-01-17

  • This house would choose to live in a corporate-controlled city over a state-run city

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    For the purposes of this debate, a corporate-controlled city refers to an urban area governed by mega-corporations, which oversee essential services such as healthcare, security, and infrastructure. While citizens may vote for local leaders like mayors, the corporations maintain substantial influence and control, making decisions that affect daily life. Importantly, they are not owned or run by a single corporate entity, but by multiple mega-corporations that hold massive power and influence; and do not hold official offices of power or have an official council, but exert their power via owning the actual services required for the city to operate (as previously mentioned). A state- run city, in contrast, is governed primarily by a national or regional government, with public services managed by the state, and a state capacity to enforce regulations on corporations.

    Baguio Debate Cup 2025 · Open Grand Finals · 2025-01-04

  • This house regrets the privatization of Camp John Hay

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    Camp John Hay was originally a US military base established on Cordilleran indigenous territory of Baguio in 1903. After World War II, the land was transferred to the Philippine Government. The Philippine government leased the land to private developers (now known as the Camp John Hay Development Corporation) for development into a tourism and business hub. The area is now a mix of commercial properties, hotels, residential areas, and leaiure spots including a golf course and eco-parks.

    Baguio Debate Cup 2025 · Adivay Cup · 2025-01-04