Description
Review the Rural, Suburban, and Urban Issues Worksheet completed in Week 2. Note. If you did not complete this worksheet in Week 2, complete it now to help you organize your thoughts.
Select a local government within your state to analyze. You may select either an urban, suburban, or rural government to review.
Prepare a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation addressing the following:
- Describe which area you chose: urban, suburban, or rural. Briefly describe the area's demographics and characteristics.
- Describe the local form of government and identify the major elected officials of your selected area.
- Identify the major public policy issues, current events, and challenges this government faces and analyze one in depth.
- Discuss how the state government is addressing the issue you selected.
- Provide at least two potential, realistic solutions to the public policy issues, current events, and challenges this government faces.
Include speaker notes to provide more in-depth information.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
- For Local Campus students, these are 10- to 15-minute oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations.
- For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with notes.
University of Phoenix Material
Rural, Suburban, and Urban Issues Worksheet
Determine whether the following issues are associated with a rural, suburban, or urban community. Your answers may be a mix of two or all three. Provide a rationale for your answer by explaining why you think the issue is associated with this community.
1.Not enough public transportation – Rural, Suburban, or Urban
2.Roads – Rural, Suburban, or Urban
3.Traffic – Rural, Suburban, or Urban
4.Access to public services – Rural, Suburban, or Urban
5.Gang violence on the street – Rural, Suburban, or Urban
6.Gang activity in schools – Rural, Suburban, or Urban
7.School funding – Rural, Suburban, or Urban
8.Availability of energy, water, and resources – Rural, Suburban, or Urban
9.Demands on ecosystems – Rural, Suburban, or Urban
10.Lack of diversity – Rural, Suburban, or Urban
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Local government within your
state
Student’s Name
Institution Affiliation
City of Phoenix government
URBAN
▪ Phoenix is the capital of Arizona and its residents are called
Phoenicians.
▪ It was first habited by the Hohokam Native Americans, it’s now
home to a diverse group of people.
▪ located on the upper edge of the Sonoran at 1,117 feet above sea
level.
▪ situated on the south-central portion of the state of Arizona at the
intersection of Interstates 17 and 10
City of Phoenix
▪ It is an agricultural, service and industrial center.
▪ It has a population of 1.6 million people making it the 5th largest
American city.
▪ It’s home to one of the nation’s largest city parks known as the
Phoenix south park.
▪ It has more days where the temperatures exceed 100 degrees F.
Phoenix form of government
▪ Phoenix has a form of government known as the council-manager
plan.
▪ This plan has three main positions:
➢
The mayor
➢
8 council members
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and the city manager.
▪ The mayor is Greg...
