What+We+Want+to+KNOW!

//Questions students want answered about cities Fall 2011 // ||
 * What We Want to Know
 * |||| **//Urban History //** ||
 * ** X ** ||  || Who THOUGHT of cities in the first place? ||
 * ||  || Why did ancient cities develop so similarly in different places ||
 * ||  || What IS a city? (common traits in every city??) ||
 * |||| **Urban Form ** ||
 * ||  || Why are some cities gridded and others are not ||
 * ||  || Why do some cities have multiple downtowns? ||
 * ||  || What obstacles does physical geography place in development & city form? ||
 * ||  || How are cities built differently and why? ||
 * ||  || What are the spatial/physical influences and inhibitors of city form? ||
 * ||  || What is the future of downtowns ||
 * ||  || What is the future of connecting major cities? ||
 * |||| **Planning ** ||
 * ||  || How do citizens help with growth and the future? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Key components of planning ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How does politics affect planning and community> ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How can we stop the decline of smaller cities and communities ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How has 9/11 & terrorism changed cities or city planning> ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What is the relationsjhip between urban planning and policing ||
 * |||| **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Urban Ecology ** ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do urban planners think about ecological cities, and what do they do about it? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How do we build environmentally safe cities? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Why are cities hotter than surrounding areas? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do U.S. cities do disaster planning? ||
 * |||| **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Urban Transition and Change ** ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How do old cities become modernized or change over time? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What is the future of connecting major cities? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What happens with suburbs overrun cities? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Will suburbia give way to urban sprawl [to the point that communities merge? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What are the most intriguing cities in the U.C.? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How will technology change cities? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What happens when an urban center shuts down? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Will there always be cities as we know them? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What will cities be like in the future ||
 * |||| **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Urban Growth and Economy ** ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Why is lexington’s downtown growing right now? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How does economics affect and urban center? ||
 * |||| **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Urban Character and Identity ** ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What makes a city GREAT? ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What are the most intriguing cities in the U.C.? ||