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Select one of the following cities:

• Cozumel, Mexico- a comparatively new city that was essentially designed and built from scratch
• Savannah, Georgia-and old coastal city that has developed gradually over centuries
• Chicago, Illinois-a non-ocean coastal city that has experienced some unique challenges

Conduct research about your selected city using the internet and other sources.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that explains how the selected city has effectively coped with sustainable planning and development challenges. Answer the following questions:

Question 1:  What sustainable planning and development challenges has the city faced? Consider at least two challenges-one must be related to natural water flow-and explain why each challenge is important to the well being of the environment and the urban population.

Question 2:  What sustainable practices have been effectively employed to address the identified challenges? How were these practices implemented? Consider, for example, physical, economic, political, social, and scientific aspects of such practices.

• Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines