Comparative Final Paper

For this assignment, you will write a paper comparing the urban planning policies of a foreign city with a city from the U.S.. Your analysis should focus on specific aspects of urban planning (e.g., zoning, transportation, housing, sustainability, etc.) and how each city addresses these issues.

You may use material from your previous Jane Jacobs paper if you discussed a city outside of the U.S., but you are also free to choose a different topic. If you continue with the city you wrote about in the Jane Jacobs paper, ensure that your comparison includes both the global and U.S. citys planning approaches.

In your paper, you should:

1. Provide a brief overview of urban planning policies in both cities.
2. Compare and contrast these policies, identifying key differences and similarities.
3. Discuss lessons that can be learned from each citys approach to urban planning.
4. Use in-depth research and critical thinking, supported by academic sources, to back up your analysis.

This assignment will enhance your understanding of urban planning practices globally and locally through cross-cultural analysis.

Heads up: The comparison should be relevant to places you write and the size of its population. You can compare New York City with Tokyo, London, Berlin, Copenhagen or any capital city. However, you cannot compare Fayetteville to Berlin. You also cannot compare planning issues in Northwest Arkansas to let’s say Germany or Denmark since in that case you would have to write a comparative paper on policies of United States vs Germany or Denmark. But you can compare NWA to Hamburg or maybe Bavaria.

As syllabus states the paper should be 6-8 pages, double spaces, APA style, and references on a separate page. All references should follow APA format and make sure you include in text citations.