2012-13 policy debate topic discussion transportation infrastructure
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National Case Distribution
Instances of Affirmative Cases Nationally0
5
10
15
20
25
30KritikNIBPort DeepenHSRNextGenInland WaterPort SecBeringCCSShort Sea
What is being debated?
National Argument list currently features close to 300 teams
Most popular cases are:
--National Infrastructure Bank
--Port deepening projects
--High Speed Rail development
What is being debated?
--NexGen transportation system
--Inland Waterways
--Port security
--Bering Strait tunnel
--Carbon capture & Storage
--Short Sea Transportation
What about kritiks?
Focus is on disadvantaged groups
--Race/poverty based
--Persons with disabilities
--Transportation as a means of control
--Persons seen as nomads
What about advantage areas?
Hegemony
National security
Foreign relations
Climate change
Economic impacts