08_AreasofPractice_EQUITY AND ENV

Question 1

What percentage of U.S. citizens do not have access to broadband at home?

Answer 1

25%

Question 2

What is the discharge of pollutants into the environment in an untreated, partially treated, or completely treated state called?

Answer 2

Effluent

Question 3

What is albedo?

Answer 3

portion of solar energy reflected from the Earth back into space, measuring the reflectivity of the earth’s surface.

Question 4

You are drafting a sustainable energy policy for the county. Which of the following would have the highest albedo?
Select one:

a. Snow

b. White roof

c. Asphalt

d. Shingled Roof

Answer 4

a. Snow

Question 5

Is it appropriate to include the subject of homelessness in the local comprehensive plan?

Answer 5

Yes

(can use the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan to determine housing needs and develop effective strategies to address housing issues, including homelessness.)

Question 6

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program encourages the investment of _________ for developing affordable _______ for low-income and very low-income households.

Answer 6

private equity; rental housing

Question 7

What is the HOME program ?

Answer 7

provides block grants to local governments to increase the supply of affordable housing.

Question 8

What is Spatial Justice?

Answer 8

How our cities are organized has a significant bearing on whether people have access to what they need.

Question 9

Which methods help to minimize the degree of stormwater runoff?

Answer 9

-Limited impervious surface

-Required retention

-Restriction of floodplain development

Question 10

What key function do taxes serve?

Answer 10

-Redistribution of income

-Generation of revenue to finance government

Question 11

What is a “Non-IRA” Native American tribe?

Answer 11

A tribe that did not organize under the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.

Question 12

What is the largest tribal land holding in acres?

Answer 12

16 Million (Navajo)

Question 13

What is the total acreage of land in federal Indian reservations in the United States?

Answer 13

56 Million

Question 14

{blank} standards for air and water quality restrict the discharge of pollutants into the environment

Answer 14

Effluent

Question 15

About {blank} of the electricity used in the country goes towards heating, cooling, and lighting buildings.

Answer 15

75 percent

Question 16

A federal agency considering an action that might have significant environmental effects must prepare a {blank} to determine whether a {blank} needs to be devleoped

Answer 16

Environmental Assessment (EA); Environmetnal Impact Statment (EIS)

Question 17

What choice identifes the most important key component?

a. Valuing and including different perspectives

b. Incorporating a robust and diverse community process

c. Being fair or impartial

d. Reflecting multiple values and preferences where possible

Answer 17

c. Being fair or impartial

Question 18

Examine land uses that require the separation of daycare facilities and housing, requiring parents to drive their children to daycare and make more trips during daily activities.

*What disparity does the above policy address?

Answer 18

gender disparities (women are more likely to manage childcare needs)

Question 19

Planning for flood protection projects typically occurs at what level of government?

Answer 19

National (US Army Corps of Engineers)

Question 20

Gentrification occurs when…

Answer 20

-the negative impacts of development are not priced in their entirety

-development is approached without an equity lens

Question 21

What topics would a food policy council likely deal with?

Answer 21

-food deserts
-preservation of agricultural lands
-obesity rates

Question 22

The planning director has asked you to oversee a new project to develop additional sidewalks in a previously un-walkable neighborhood. How does social justice affect this area of planning?

I. Elderly populations are at a greater risk of being killed by a car while walking

II. Native American men are four times more likely to be killed while walking than white men

III. Minority households are more likely to be without a vehicle and thus walk more

IV. Children are likely to use the sidewalks to walk to school

Answer 22

I. Elderly populations are at a greater risk of being killed by a car while walking

II. Native American men are four times more likely to be killed while walking than white men

III. Minority households are more likely to be without a vehicle and thus walk more

Question 23

The APA Policy Guide on Security reported that Crime Prevention through Environmental Design includes:

Answer 23

-natural surveillance
-territoriality
-natural access control

Question 24

What would you recommend to best improve the environmental conditions of communities of color and low-income residents?

Answer 24

Prioritizing more compact, diverse, mixed-use development

(-fosters more affordable housing
-fosters connections with public transportation )

Question 25

According to the US Department of Energy, annual energy consumption {blank} dramatically between 1950 and 2000. Since 2000, there has been some {blank}.

Answer 25

increased; leveling off

Question 26

What flood zones does FEMA designate as a Special Flood Hazard Area?

Answer 26

100-yr (1%)

Question 27

What does CPTED stand for?

Answer 27

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Question 28

What is Negotiation-based Land Value Recapture?

Answer 28

-negotiating development agreements that ties increased densities to community amenity contributions.

Question 29

{blank} energy is the most commonly regulated by local governments. This typically includes {blank} as well as {blank} categories that allow or prohibit wind turbines.

Answer 29

Wind; setback requirements; zoning district

Question 30

How many treatment processes is sewage sent through before the treated water is released?

Answer 30

Three (primary, secondary, tertiary)

Question 31

What sparked the environmental justice movement?

Answer 31

Warren County Protests

(-1982

-predominantly Black residents of Warren County, North Carolina

-protested state choosing to dispose of toxic PCB waste near the county’s water supply)

Question 32

What is the goal of environmental justice?

Answer 32

Ensuring that everyone has a fair chance of living the healthiest life possible.

Question 33

Why is the federal defintion of homelessness problematic?

Answer 33

problematic in rural areas because there are few shelters

(Federal law defines a homeless person as one who, “lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence … and has a primary night residency that is: a shelter or a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.”)

Question 34

Under the EPA guidelines that the USACE administers when considering whether to issue a section 404 permit, it may presume that other {blank} are available to the landowner unless it receives compelling (blank}

Answer 34

practical alternatives; proof to the contrary

Question 35

What kind of housing helps people with lower incomes who have extensive or intergenerational households?

Answer 35

Housing that is both adaptable and affordable

Question 36

In 2018, the number of homeless in the US was estimated at {blank}

Answer 36

554,000

Question 37

Which of the following is not often cited as a major factor in creating homelessness?

a. Physical disabilities

b. Lack of affordable health care

c. Underemployment

d. Domestic violence

Answer 37

a. Physical disabilities

Question 38

What are the key elements of planning for diverse communities?

Answer 38

-Economic opportunity
-Health & safety
-Housing affordability
-Placemaking
-Transportation & access

Question 39

–You’re an environmental planner

-Concerned about nonpoint source water pollution and slowing the rate of surface water runoff.

*What is the key federal statute that applies to this?

Answer 39

-Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

-Requires a permit be obtained from the Army Corp for the discharge of material.

Question 40

What is a wellhead protection area?

Answer 40

-Surface and subsurface land area regulated to prevent contamination of a well or well-field supplying a public water system.

-Each state develops its own implementation approach.

-Protects Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Recharge Areas

Question 41

Wellhead protection was established under the {blank}

Answer 41

Safe Drinking Water Act