Effects of Tourism on Urban Population It boosts the economy, but does it marginalize the poor more? Big business versus el mercado How does corporate business (like Sam's Club, Sears, and other department stores) affect small family businesses or shops downtown? Population growth and its influence on public works How does the government pay for and keep up its public transportiation? Are the people who ride the bus able to obtain private transportation (cars) or is this option out of their reach? How does the government provide water and waste managment services to its growing populations? How does the government provide health and medical services for its growing population, as well as health education? Other ideas The privatization of national monuments to pay off national debt The role of siesta Ecotourism and its affects