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  • This house believes that that major cities should adopt the Amsterdam rental model.

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    For the purpose of this debate, the Amsterdam apartment rental model says: 1. Each apartment for rent will be scored by the government according to four parameters: location, quality, contents, and size. 2. The score determines the maximum rent that can be charged for that apartment.

    Sofia Online Open 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-03-09

  • That the Minister's decision will do more harm than good

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    <div>The ACT Minister for Planning used his powers to call-in a decision to approve a new housing estate without the input of other members of the legislature. These powers will no longer be legal soon. The housing estate was controversial due to environmental conservation concerns.</div><div><br></div><div><div><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/minister-call-in-powers-approving-new-canberra-housing-estate/103522186" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/minister-call-in-powers-approving-new-canberra-housing-estate/103522186&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711078656157000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YtmtKbuwfqSXVIvXEdOVG">https://www.abc.net.au/news/<wbr>2024-02-28/minister-call-in-<wbr>powers-approving-new-canberra-<wbr>housing-estate/103522186</a></div></div><p></p>

    Intermediate Open 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-03-03

  • That urban planners should ignore 'Established Neighbourhood Character' when making housing and land use decisions

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    In urban planning, "Established Neighbourhood Character" refers to the distinctive physical, cultural, and historical attributes that define a particular neighbourhood and contribute to its identity and sense of place. These characteristics often include architectural styles, landscaping styles, building densities, street layouts, and the character of public spaces.

    Advanced Open 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-03-03

  • This house believes that urban planners should prioritize Established Neighbourhood Character when guiding future development and land use decisions

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    In urban planning, "Established Neighborhood Character" refers to the distinctive physical, cultural, and historical attributes that define a particular neighborhood and contribute to its identity and sense of place. These characteristics often include architectural styles, landscaping styles, building densities, street layouts, and the character of public spaces.

    Western University Winter Debating Championships 2024 · Round 6 · 2024-02-24

  • This house would delegate authority over housing to the Canadian federal government rather than municipal governments

    Infoslide

    Municipal governments primarily handle local zoning and land use regulations (not responsible for overall housing strategy), while the federal government oversees broader housing strategies and national initiatives.

    Father Roger Guindon Cup 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-01-27

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

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    Singapore implemented the Ethnic Integration Policy with the objective of promoting racial integration and harmony in public housing. The policy established 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.

    The 8th CBS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-01-20

  • This house believes that that Canadian municipalities should significantly reduce the number of properties that have heritage protection.

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    Heritage protection is awarded to properties deemed by a elected municipal councils to have special historic, architectural, or cultural significance. Examples include 19th century Victorian-style detached homes in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood, the Riel House in Winnipeg, and the St Patrick's Basilica in Montreal. Having heritage protection makes it difficult or impossible to demolish buildings or make changes or additions to them beyond basic maintenance and repair.

    Queen's Holiday Open 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-12-01

  • This house as the municipal government W deregulate zoning bylaws

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    Zoning bylaws are tools used by municipalities to regulate the use of land. Zoning bylaws include restrictions on building heights, setbacks, site coverage, etc. You are a recently assembled municipal government of a large metropolitan city that ran on the platform of increasing affordable housing.

    Canadian British Parliamentary Debating Championships 2023 · Round 1 · 2023-11-18

  • This house, as the Chinese Communist Party, would enact large-scale fiscal stimulus to stabilize the property sector

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    For decades, China's economic growth has been largely driven by a booming real estate sector, fueled by rapid population growth. From 1997 to 2017, real estate-related activities' share of China's GDP rose from less than 10% to approximately 30%.   Since 2020, however, major Chinese property developers such as Evergrande and Country Garden have faced insolvency concerns, partly due to falling returns on real estate investment as China's population growth slows. Additionally, both housing activity and home prices have been in persistent decline since 2021.   Thus far, the CCP has undertaken modest policy measures to stabilize the housing sector, including incrementally lowering short-term interest rates and relaxing some regulations on housing investment. However, it has stopped short of bailing out property developers and homebuyers or launching a large-scale cash transfer program, sometimes referred to as the "bazooka option" by economic commentators and compared to the US's economic responses to the 2008 financial crisis and the covid pandemic.

    US Universities Debate Championship Tournament 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-10-20

  • This house regrets the narrative that people should aspire to homeownership

    McGill Central Canadian Novice Championship 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-09-29

  • This house would significantly reduce the power of borough councils in favor of increasing power of the Mayor’s office.

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    London is made up of 32 local authority districts, known as boroughs. Borough councils have sole authority over social services, waste management, revenue collection and education. Borough councils work with the Mayor’s office on strategic planning, transport planning and housing policy. Residents in each borough elect their local representatives, whereas the London Mayor election is voted for by all residents in London.

    Dulwich Schools 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-09-29