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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First indoor shopping center | Southlake Center, Minnesota 1956 |
| Location of wireless towers is a decision by what level of government? | Local government |
| What is the name of a federally designated that is economically distressed? | Empowerment zone, can get subsidies and incentives |
| Limits for air and water emissions? | Effluent standards |
| Which federal act provided funds for urban renewal? | Housing Act of 1954 |
| What is the timeframe covered in a CIP? | One year |
| What is the best technique to use in resolving conflict in a community? | Consensus building |
| Who was the first president of the ASPO? | Alfred Bettman |
| In what city was the first Historic Preservation Commission? | New Orleans, 1924 |
| What is included in an economic base analysis? | Job projections, current demographics, inventory of office/industry space and occupancies |
| What type of zoning provides for the developer to include affordable housing? | Inclusionary zoning |
| Who developed the equity planning theory? | Krumholz |
| What was Innes known for? | Consensus building |
| What was Etzioni known for? | Mixed scanning theory |
| What was Davidoff known for? | Advocacy planning |
| What does the BZA review? | Variance requests (quasi-judicial) |
| What does the Planning Commission review? | Rezoning, plats, sometimes CIP |
| What is groupware? | Variety of electronic technologies to support distance collaboration (hardware, software, internet) |
| What were the key aspects of the Agins v Tiburon case? | Deprivation of economically viable use, and failing to advance the public interest |
| What was Ian McHarg known for? | Design with Nature |
| How many cell towers were in the US in 2005? | 150,000 |
| What was a key aspect of the Dolan v Tigard case? | Requirement of development fees in lieu of dedication |
| What was a key aspect of the Home Builders v City of Livermore case? | Timing of development (building permits) |
| What Department of Commerce information can assist in planning for the future economy? | Twelve leading indicators that measure the direction of the economy |
| What movement/organization is associated with boycotts and marches? | Alinsky's Organizations |
| What are key features of conflict resolution? | Feedback and compromise |
| What type of engagement method could be used with planning staff informally? | Open space |
| Who is associated with incremental planning? | Lindblom, wrote "Muddling Through" |
| What are the six transects? | Natural, rural, sub-urban, general urban, urban center, urban core |
| What APA document was developed to encourage states to revise standard state zoning? | Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook |
| James Kunstler | |
| What year did ASPO and APA combine? | 1978 |
| What is a pedestrian pocket? Who developed the idea? | 110 acres with park in the middle, mixed use, walkable, etc. Peter Calthorpe |
| Where was the first Council of Governments? | Detroit, 1954 |
| Who is associated with the idea of "satisficing?" | Herbert Simon |
| What does the 14th Amendment address? | Due process, substantive due process, procedural due process, equal protection |
| What does the 5th Amendment address? | Just compensation for takings, eminent domain |
| What does the 1st Amendment address? | Freedom of speech, religion, association; signage, adult uses, group homes |
| What does this case address: FCC v Florida Power | Takings claim; utility rents |
| How many people per square mile in US in 2000? | 79.6 |
| Who is associated with the sector theory? | Homer Hoyt |
| How much energy can be saved by lowering thermostat by 1 degree? | 1 to 3 percent |
| What is included in the Federal Propery Administration Act of 1949? | Disposal of federal government property |
| What does this case address: Berman v Parker | Eminent domain; land can be condemned based on aesthetic considerations (public purpose) |
| What is performance zoning? | Regulates the character of the use instead of simply regulating the use itself |
| How big is the a township square? | 36 square miles (government survey method) |
| What is a special district? | A way to provide a single service when it comes to financing/budgeting. Allowed under special review |
| What was the event "Listening to the City?" | 5,000 New Yorkers gathered in Manhattan to participate in a modern town meeting (July 2, 2002) |
| Who wrote "Modern Housing" | Catherine Bauer, in 1934 |
| What are revenue bonds? | Bonds that are often sold for projects that will produce revenue |
| What are some of the advantages of subdivision regulations? | Control the process for subdividing, ensure developers design in the correct manner, preservation of land records |
| What is a standard that deals with both air and water quality? | Ambient |
| What is the variance? | Measure of dispersion around the mean |
| What is a tributary? | Stream, or other body of water, that intermittently contributes water in small quanities to a larger stream or body of water |
| What is effluent? | Discharge of pollutants into the environment |
| What does this case address: Suitum v Tahoe Regional Planning Agency? | Takings. 1997 |
| For an efficient home heating system, what level of insulation should be used for exterior walls (on average)? | R-11 to R-28 |
| What are components of zero-based budgeting? | Budget broken into decision packages; budget starts from scratch; decision packages tied to long-range plan |
| What is "descriptive statistics?" | Statistical method used when you have information on the entire population |
| What is a marsh? | Type of wetland that does not accumulate appreciable peat deposits and is dominated by herbaceous vegetation |
| What percent of costs might a programmable thermostat save? | 20 percent |
| What percent of costs might be saved by closing air conditioning vents in an unoccupied room? | 5 to 10 percent |
| What federal legislation was passed in 1972? | Water Pollution Act, Coastal Zone Management Act |
| Where was the first regional planning commission located? | Los Angeles, 1922 |
| What is the CCA? | Community Character Act |
| PSD standards deal with regulations to prevent what? | Significant deterioration of high quality airsheds |
| What is the oldest type of legal description? | Metes and bounds |
| What does the Indian Reorganization Act do? | Decrease federal control of tribes; increase tribal self government; encourage written constitutions; provide power to manage own affairs; establish revolving credit fund |
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