Practice Questions 1 Answer Key
  1. c) Random decision-making
  2. a) Daniel Burnham
  3. b) To establish a long-term vision for land use, housing, transportation, and public facilities
  4. c) Standard State Zoning Enabling Act
  5. b) A legal tool regulating land use and building development
  6. b) Single-use, single-family residential zoning
  7. b) The ratio between a building's total floor area and the size of the parcel of land it occupies
  8. a) Jane Jacobs
  9. c) Collaborative Planning Theory
  10. a) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
  11. b) Additional floor area granted in exchange for providing community benefits
  12. b) The physical form and appearance of the built environment
  13. c) New York City
  14. b) The revitalization of a neighborhood leading to increased property values and displacement of lower-income residents
  15. b) Historic Preservation Act of 1966
  16. c) Development of vacant or underused parcels within existing urban areas
  17. b) Identifying and prioritizing public infrastructure projects over a multi-year period
  18. a) Impact fees
  19. c) Ebenezer Howard
  20. a) A planning regulation that requires adequate infrastructure to be in place before development is approved
  21. c) Zoning variance requests
  22. a) Seize private property for public use with compensation
  23. b) Creating walkable communities
  24. b) A previously developed site that may be contaminated by pollutants
  25. b) Promoting carpooling and public transportation

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