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Who headed the Resettlement Administration? correct answer: Rexford Tugwell Who wrote The Practice of Local Government Planning? correct answer: Frank S. So Who designed Riverside, Illinois, the first model for all future American Suburban land planning? correct answer: Frederick Law Olmstead, Sr. Who was the father of Advocacy Planning? correct answer: Paul Davidoff Who is associated with Management by Objective (MBO)? correct answer: Peter Drucker Who termed the word 'mega...

Green "e" correct answer: The voluntary labeling program that began in California to indicate which competitive products are made using "green power" Accessory correct answer: A type of land use allowed only if they are incidental to the principle use Environmental Assessment correct answer: A less extensive environmental review used by various agencies to determine whether or not an EIS will be required Variance correct answer: A form of administrative relief from an ordinance ...

A tool that compares the local government revenues associated with development policies and projects correct answer: Fiscal Impact Analysis A low-to-moderate capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads; they are designed d to provide access to residential properties. correct answer: Collector Road A high-capacity urban road; delivers traffic from collector roads to freeways or expressways, and between urban centers at the highest level of service possi...

When and where was the first national planning conference, National Conference on City Planning and Congestion Relief, held? correct answer: 1909 in Washington, D.C. When and in what school was the first city planning course taught? correct answer: 1909 in Harvard's Landscape Architecture Department Who published 'Wacker's Manual of the Plan of Chicago' ? correct answer: Walter Moody in 1912 What was the first known formal instruction in city planning below college level? correct...

19. The New York Court of Appeals case Golden v. Planning Board of Town of Ramapo (1972) resulted in an important decision in what area? a. Exclusionary housing b. Growth management c. "Takings" claims d. Environmental justice correct answer: B. Ramapo, NY established a growth management system that awarded points to development proposals based on the availability of public utilities, drainage facilities, parks, road access, and firehouses. 1. The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requir...

Plan making is a three-part process, according to The Practice of Local Government Planning. The plan making process includes: correct answer: 1. Goals and visions; 2. Analysis of current problems; and 3. Creation and evaluation of alternatives. is used to assist an organization in guiding its future. It sets goals, objectives, and policies for reaching the set objectives. This allows an organization to imagine its future while also understanding the changes in operations needed to achieve...

As the manager of the long-range planning division of a community in Maryland you have been asked to organize the citizen participation process for a comprehensive plan update. Which of the following would be most effective to kick off the process? a. Focus Groups b. Public Hearing c. Open House d. Town Hall Meeting correct answer: Town Hall Meeting - because you can get everyone together, kick something off and get the conversation started in a cohesive way. As a planner you have bee...

The Court established the right of municipalities to regulate building height. correct answer: Welch v. Swasey; 214 U.S. 91 (1909) The Court first approved the use of setback regulations, although it overturned the setbacks in this case. correct answer: Eubank v. City of Richmond; U.S. Supreme Court (1912) The Court first approved the regulation of the location of land uses. correct answer: Hadacheck v. Sebastian; U.S. Supreme Court (1915) The Court found that as long as the communit...

What does the first section of the AICP Code of Ethics cover? correct answer: Principles to which we aspire What does the second section of the AICP Code of Ethics cover? correct answer: Our rules of conduct What does the third section of the AICP Code of Ethics cover? correct answer: Our code procedures What does the fourth section of the AICP Code of Ethics cover? correct answer: Planners convicted of serious crimes - automatic suspension of certification How many sections does...

General classroom, Type 1 Less than 41 students, 17'-22' sq. ft. per student. Rectangular tables 6 or 8' long, 18" wide, 3.5' between tables Type 2 classroom Less than 60 people, 22-23 sq. feet per student. Type 3 classroom - Practical Skills 25' sq. ft. per student Type 4 Classroom -Computer learning 30-40 sq. ft. per student Type 5 Practical Skills Testing Classroom 100' sq. ft. per testing stations Type 6 - NYS Written exam classroom 31' sq. ft...