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Urban Planning Final Exam
Urban Planning Final Exam Study Flash Cards
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Undergraduate 1
04/30/2011

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Term
The planning style seperates politics from the art of planning?
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False
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Comprehensive plans may contain goals related to the environment, public safety, circulation, but not fiscal health?
Definition
False
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Redistributive goals in the comprehensive plan distribute downward both wealth and influence in the political process?
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True
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Land use patterns in a city affect the feasibility and cost of providing public water and sewer facilities?
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True
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Examples of studies in the research phase of the comprehensive planning process include land use, recreation, circulation, but not soil characteristics.
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False
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The two most powerful tools for implementing the physical aspect of a comprehensive plan are capital investments and land use controls.
Definition
True
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The relationship between the value of property and zoning has not been established
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False
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The intent of transer of development rights (TDRs) is to concentrate development in areas where it is wanted and to restrict development in areas where it is unwanted.
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True
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The terms interconnectedness and complextity mean the same in terms of the need for planning.
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False
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Subdivision regulations control the manner in which blocks of land over a certain size may be converted into building lots.
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True
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19th century technology proved to decrease urban population densities while 20th century technology increased population density
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False
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It is possible that population, traffic growth, and rising land costs in the suburbs had an influence on deflecting some growth back toward the older urban centers in the 90's.
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True
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Contamination of drinking water was common in 19th century cities.
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True
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From a planning perspective, the Plan of Chicago was the single most important offshoot of the City Beautiful Movement.
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True
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Zoning laws first began to appear in American in the late 1950's.
Definition
False
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