Patrica C. Wrede's Worldbuilder Questions

Urban Factors

• How many people are there in this country? How does this compare with world population? What is considered a small town/large town/city in terms of number of people?
• Is population shifting from rural to urban, south to north, mountains to coast, etc.? Why? What effects has this had on the places being left? The places gaining people?
• Does city layout reflect some philosophy (religious or architectural or political), such as that the "head" of the city must be at the center, the highest point, or the most strategic location? Or were layout considerations mainly practical? Or did most cities "just grow"?
• Are there public or private parks in most/any cities? What kinds of activities take place in them?
• Are cities generally laid out on a square-grid system of streets? How wide are the streets and alleys?
• What are the landmarks in each city? Where are the interesting neighborhoods, like Chinatown, the dwarfish section, etc., and what things give each its special character?
• Where do people go to shop? To eat? To have fun? To do touristy things?

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