1. Intro

Question 1

What is the common theme/ lens to view designing in landscape arch?

Answer 1

Design with health, safety, and welfare of the public

Question 2

What 3 goals should site planning (with sustainability and smart growth) include?

Answer 2

1. Social/ cultural goals
2. Environmental goals
3. Economic goals

Question 3

What are some examples of social\ cultural goals?

Answer 3

1. Promote sense of community
2. Protect cultural and historic resources
3. Reduce crime/ increase safety
4. Provide equitable access to public services
5. Increase access to outdoor recreation
6. Minimize negative impact to adjacent properties

Question 4

What are some examples of environmental goals?

Answer 4

1. Conserve natural resources
2. Protect sensitive ecosystems
3. Preserve biodiversity
4. Consider development intensity and location
5. Reduce pollution

Question 5

What are some examples of economic goals?

Answer 5

1. Attract investment
2. Drive tourism
3. Increase property values
4. Attract skilled workers
5. Reduce communing times
6. Promote efficient land use

Question 6

What are some benefits to site planning?

Answer 6

1. Promote public health, safety, and welfare
2. Protect public from natural disasters/ hazards
3. Reduced construction costs
4. Increased profit from development
5. Protecting natural/ cultural valuable amenities
6. Supporting critical ecological processes

Question 7

What are some similarities between smart growth and sustainable design?

Answer 7

1. Believe in Pedestrian friendly communities
2. Respect for local context
3. Commitment to social,y and environmentally conscious economic development

Question 8

What’s the difference between smart growth and sustainable design?

Answer 8

Smart growth- addresses development at regional/ city scale with government regulatory agencies through comprehensive plans, master plans, and zoning codes

Sustainable design- found in both regional and on specific site scale (ex. Specifying pervious payment for a site)

Question 9

What are some primary goals for smarty growth?

Answer 9

1. Preserving open space, farmland, scenic areas and critical environmental areas
2. Directing new development toward existing communities
3. Encouraging mixed land use and creating clustered/ compact development (w/ variety of housing options)
4. Fostering strong sense of place
5. Creating walkable communities with variety of transportation choices
6. Creating cost effective development solutions
7. Encouraging community and stakeholder collaboration

Question 10

What are so,e primary sustainable design goals?

Answer 10

1. Protecting existing environmental resources from degradation
2. Restoring degraded environmental resources
3. Reusing previously developed sites (ex. brownfield or urban infill development)
4. Building compact walkable communities
5. Conserving resources at all scales (ex. Reducing commute times or designing energy efficient bldgs)

Question 11

What’s the order that the design process typically follows?

Answer 11

1. Site selection & program
2. Site inventory
3. Site analysis
4. Concept development
5. Schematic design
6. Design development
7. Construction documentation