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AICP Plan Making

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show Neighborhood group leaders and citizen committees  
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Most effective way to generate adequate citizen participation   show
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Common citizen surveys   show
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show Intensive interactive problem-solving process convened around development of specific plans. Experts within & outside community.  
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Citizen Advisory Committee   show
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show Serve the public interest  
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show Citizens vote their approval or disapproval of a public measure by official ballot.  
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show Used to develop consensus between two or more groups that are in conflict. Develop goals & objectives. Group facilitation skills.  
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Focus Groups   show
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show Defines citizen participation in terms of amount of control citizens have over policy decision. without distribution of power citizen participation is "empty ritual".  
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show Migration, birth rate, death rate  
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Tiger file   show
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show The study of a group by a specific characteristic (age, grade, income) increased by the rate that group survives onto the next year  
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Housing Unit Method (HUM)   show
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Symptomatic indicators   show
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Composite method for estimating populations   show
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show Assumes that the portion of a sample's type (people, age, occupation, animal, etc..) in a given population/area will remain same over time  
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show An projection for employment / population that takes into account the shift/movement of jobs & people from or to a community  
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Flood Plain Map   show
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show A map showing the distribution of soil types or other soil mapping units in a relation to the prominent and cultural features of the earth’s surface  
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Soil Profile   show
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show NRCS (National Resource Conservation Service) division of US Dept of Agricultarue  
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Agency responsible for floodplain maps   show
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USGS orthophoto   show
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Scale of a USGS orthophoto   show
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show Electronic tool used to gather public feedback on the WTC proposals  
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USGS topographic map   show
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Only map to cover the entire US in detail   show
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First Year USGS topographic map produced   show
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show A map that uses contour lines to portray the shape and elevation of the land. Topographic maps render the three-dimensional ups and downs of the terrain on a two-dimensional surface  
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Information on Topographical map   show
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How many USGS topographic maps total?   show
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show A three part process includes 1) Goals and visions, 2) Analysis of current problems, & 3 Creation of alternatives.  
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show A process whereby citizens attend a series of meetings that provide the opportunity to offer input on how the community could be in the future.  
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Strategic Planning   show
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show Used to assist an organization in guiding its future. Strategic planning sets goals, objectives, and policies for reaching the set objective  
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show A general statement that may not be realized, but is something towards which to strive.  
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show A more specific and attainable statement.  
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Survey   show
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Cross-sectional survey   show
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show Gathers information about a population over a period of time  
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show Mailed, printed in a newspaper, administered in a group setting, or other method. Used when trying to obtain information from a broad audience. Low cost but typically low response rate.  
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show Used for specifc populations. Allows a high and quick response rate. This survey method requires a small sample size.  
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Drop-off Survey   show
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Phone/Oral Interview Surveys   show
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Electronic surveys   show
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Floor Area Ratio (FAR)   show
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show Shows a large land area with little detail.  
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show Shows a limited land area in great detail.  
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show Show lines of equal elevation.  
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Contour Interval   show
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Slope   show
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show No drainage, not suited for development.  
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Slope of 0.5-1%   show
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Slope of 1 - 3%   show
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show Major problems for commercial/industrial/large scale residential  
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show Suitable only for specially designed development.  
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Scale of 1:24,000   show
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1 acre 43 560 square feet   show
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Normal Distribution   show
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Population   show
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Sample   show
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Descriptive Statistics   show
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Inferential Statistics   show
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Central Tendancy   show
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Mean   show
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show The middle number of a distribution.  
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show The most frequent number in a distribution  
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Nominal data   show
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show Data values are ordered so that inferences can be made regarding magnitude, but have no fixed interval between values. educational attainment or a letter grade on a test. Mode and median are the only measures of central tendency that can be used.  
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show data that has an ordered relationship with a magnitude, such as temperature. 10 degrees is not twice as cold as 20 degrees.  
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Ratio data   show
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Range   show
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Variance   show
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show is the square root of the variance.  
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show The standard deviation of a sampling distribution. Standard errors indicate the degree of sampling fluctuation. The larger the sample size the smaller the standard error.  
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Confidence Interval   show
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Hypothesis   show
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Null hypothesis   show
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show States the hypothesis the research expects to support; the possibility that an observed effect is genuine  
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show Linear, Symptomatic, Ratio (Step-Down) Method, & Cohort Survival.  
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show Uses the rate of growth (or decline) in population over a period of time to estimate the current or future population.  
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show Uses available data to estimate the current population.  
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Step-Down Ratio Method   show
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show Uses the current population plus natural increase and net migration to calculate a future population. The population is calculated for men and women in specific age groups.  
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Net Migration   show
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show looks at basic and non-basic economic activities. Basic activities are those that can be exported, while non-basic activities are those that are locally oriented. The exporting (basic) industries make up the economic base of a region.  
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Basic Economic Activites   show
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show Locally oriented.  
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show A ratio of an industry’s share of local employment divided by its share of the nation (or other level of government). A ratio of less than 1 indicates that an area imports an industry’s products or services, a ratio of greater than 1 indicates exporting.  
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Shift-Share Analysis   show
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Input-output analysis   show
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show Defined in terms of the amount of income they earn relative to 100% of the Area Median Income  
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show Refers to the middle or midpoint income for a particular area. The term is used to estimate the "average" income for a particular area.  
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Moderate income households   show
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Low income households   show
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Very low income households   show
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Poverty thresholds   show
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show Simplified version used for administrative purposes e.g. determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs.  
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Poverty Rate   show
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show $46,326 annually  
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Baby Boomers   show
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show People born between 1965 and 1976.  
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show People born between 1977 and 2000.  
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Megalopolis   show
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Urban cluster   show
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Urbanized Area   show
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Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)   show
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Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR )   show
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show Used to estimate the costs and revenues of a proposed development on a local government.  
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show Divides the total local budget by the existing population in a city to determine the average per-capita cost for the jurisdiction. Type of Fiscal Impact Analysis  
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Adjusted Per Capita Method   show
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Disaggregated Per Capita Method   show
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show Applies statistical analysis to time-series data from a jurisdiction. Type of Fiscal Impact Analysis  
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The Ordinance of 1785   show
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show Land was to be systematically surveyed into square townships, six miles on a side. Each of these townships was sub-divided into thirty-six sections of one square mile or 640 acres (259 hectares).  
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TIGER Files Include   show
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Base Map   show
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