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Question: Please watch the film, "Future of Global Cities" and respond to the following questions.

1) The documentary states that the “resources that built the 20th century are not sustainable today. What is meant by this?

2) What are the ways in which technology is being used to provide water in places such as Detroit and Los Angeles?

3) How are cities such as Singapore and Shenzen reshaping how one traditionally thinks of transportation?

4) What are some examples in which cities are producing great innovations with very low budgetary resources?

5) After watching the documentary, do you feel that the future of urbanization has "good" or "bad" prospects? Please explain your response.

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