Urbanization Discussion Questions
Q1. What effect does urbanizaton have on culture? Has it had an impact on culture in your country?
Q2. What are the causes and effects of spatial segregation within cities?
Q3. How does urban planning in the region interfere with ethnic and religious identities? What should international planners need to be aware of?
Q4. Which features of slums are most problematic from a city management point of view? What about from a political perspective?
Q5. Does urbanization cause large-scale violence in developing countries?
Q6. To what extent is urban growth in a region the effect of a country's economic policies?
Q7. How do politics interfere with environmental issues? What are possible areas of conflict?
Q8. Why do some cities seem to 'get it right' while others appear to fail? Can developing countries 'learn' from past experiences?