AICP - Fundamental Planning
This is the supply of freshwater under the earth's surface in an aquifer or soil that forms
the natural reservoir for our use. - answer Groundwater
Euclidian Zoning can be described as which of the following? - answer zoning that
has uniform restrictions to each class of building or kind of building in each zoning
district
These can be defined as topographic areas where surface water runoff drains to a
specific point on a stream or to a water body. - answer Watersheds
Cumulative zoning - answer having permitted uses automatically build from one
district to each successive one
Exactions can be defined as.... - answer the subdivider's financial responsibilities for
public improvements associated with the development
This is a type of wetland that does not accumulate appreciable peat deposits and is
dominated by herbaceous vegetation. - answer Marsh
On average, what percentage will be saved of your cooling costs by closing off air
conditioning vents in an unoccupied room? - answer 5-10%
Oligotrophic lakes can be described as which of the following? - answer deep lakes
that have a low supply of nutrients and thus contain little organic matter
PSD stand for? - answer Prevention of Significant Deterioration
A marsh - answer A marsh can be defined as a type of wetland that does not
accumulate appreciable peat deposits and is dominated by herbaceous vegetation.
Also, marshes may be said to be either fresh or saltwater, tidal or non-tidal.
According to the Urban Land Institute (ULI), one in ____of the country's major suburban
shopping centers are obsolete or about to be obsolete. - answer 1 in 5
Scatter Graph - answer lets you plot data points based on two independent variables
, 3 C's of Planning Process - answer Continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive
Voluntary Waste - answer involves an action or unreasonable act that produces
permanent or substantial damage to a piece of property. Its not waste to change the
appearance of a property. Modern cases generally concern alterations of structures that
would diminish the value of a property.
Permissive Waste - answer involves inaction that reduces the value, or causes harm
to a property. Failing to make repairs and allowing structures to deteriorate are
examples of permissive waste.
In Portland, Oregon, they have created an incentive for __________, by giving
developers a height bonus for installing them on commercial buildings - answer
Green Roofs
Irregular Serial Bonds - answer postpone a significant portion of the principal until
the full term of the bond is reached. These bonds are used to finance projects for which
they may not be a history of earning capacity.
China will demand more ____ in 2030 than the entire world produces today - answer
Food
1986 amendments to Safe Drinking Water Act define a public water system as - answer
having 15 or more service connections (or roughly serves at least 25 people, 60 or more
days per year)
What two countries are the US's largest trading partners? - answer Canada &
Mexico
What districts are a popular and effective redevelopment tool that are used in 44 states
across the country and in over 250 Illinois cities - answer TIF
Developer's dedicating a certain amount of open space for certain of park land in their
new development is - answer Exaction (cash-in-lieu)
The only central interstate linking US, CA, MX - answer I-35
Urban Cluster - answer is a densley settled territory taht has at least 2,500 people
but less than 50,000 and this is new for Census 2000
Urbanized Area (UA) - answer 1) An area consisting of a central place and adjacent
territory with a general population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile of
land area.
2) Land area has a minimum residential population of at least 50,000 people.
DINKS - answer double income no kids
This is the supply of freshwater under the earth's surface in an aquifer or soil that forms
the natural reservoir for our use. - answer Groundwater
Euclidian Zoning can be described as which of the following? - answer zoning that
has uniform restrictions to each class of building or kind of building in each zoning
district
These can be defined as topographic areas where surface water runoff drains to a
specific point on a stream or to a water body. - answer Watersheds
Cumulative zoning - answer having permitted uses automatically build from one
district to each successive one
Exactions can be defined as.... - answer the subdivider's financial responsibilities for
public improvements associated with the development
This is a type of wetland that does not accumulate appreciable peat deposits and is
dominated by herbaceous vegetation. - answer Marsh
On average, what percentage will be saved of your cooling costs by closing off air
conditioning vents in an unoccupied room? - answer 5-10%
Oligotrophic lakes can be described as which of the following? - answer deep lakes
that have a low supply of nutrients and thus contain little organic matter
PSD stand for? - answer Prevention of Significant Deterioration
A marsh - answer A marsh can be defined as a type of wetland that does not
accumulate appreciable peat deposits and is dominated by herbaceous vegetation.
Also, marshes may be said to be either fresh or saltwater, tidal or non-tidal.
According to the Urban Land Institute (ULI), one in ____of the country's major suburban
shopping centers are obsolete or about to be obsolete. - answer 1 in 5
Scatter Graph - answer lets you plot data points based on two independent variables
, 3 C's of Planning Process - answer Continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive
Voluntary Waste - answer involves an action or unreasonable act that produces
permanent or substantial damage to a piece of property. Its not waste to change the
appearance of a property. Modern cases generally concern alterations of structures that
would diminish the value of a property.
Permissive Waste - answer involves inaction that reduces the value, or causes harm
to a property. Failing to make repairs and allowing structures to deteriorate are
examples of permissive waste.
In Portland, Oregon, they have created an incentive for __________, by giving
developers a height bonus for installing them on commercial buildings - answer
Green Roofs
Irregular Serial Bonds - answer postpone a significant portion of the principal until
the full term of the bond is reached. These bonds are used to finance projects for which
they may not be a history of earning capacity.
China will demand more ____ in 2030 than the entire world produces today - answer
Food
1986 amendments to Safe Drinking Water Act define a public water system as - answer
having 15 or more service connections (or roughly serves at least 25 people, 60 or more
days per year)
What two countries are the US's largest trading partners? - answer Canada &
Mexico
What districts are a popular and effective redevelopment tool that are used in 44 states
across the country and in over 250 Illinois cities - answer TIF
Developer's dedicating a certain amount of open space for certain of park land in their
new development is - answer Exaction (cash-in-lieu)
The only central interstate linking US, CA, MX - answer I-35
Urban Cluster - answer is a densley settled territory taht has at least 2,500 people
but less than 50,000 and this is new for Census 2000
Urbanized Area (UA) - answer 1) An area consisting of a central place and adjacent
territory with a general population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile of
land area.
2) Land area has a minimum residential population of at least 50,000 people.
DINKS - answer double income no kids
