Economic Development & Urban Design

Question 1

multiplier effect

Answer 1

certain types of jobs will drive demand for other jobs Multipliers, which measure the interdependence or linkage between industry sectors within a region, provide an estimate of the “ripple effect” due to a local change in economic activity

Question 2

Enterprise zones

Answer 2

geographic areas in which companies can qualify for a variety of subsidies. The original intent of most EZ programs was to encourage businesses to stay, locate, or expand in depressed areas Corporate income tax credits, property tax abatements, and other tax exemptions and incentives

Question 3

Context-Sensitive Design (CSD)

Answer 3

roadway standards and development practices that are flexible and sensitive to community values.

Question 4

Principles of CSD

Answer 4

1. Balance safety, community, and environmental goals in all projects;
2. Involve the public and affected agencies early and continuously;
3. Use an interdisciplinary team tailored to project needs;
4. Apply flexibility inherent in design standards;
5. Incorporate aesthetics as an integral part of good design.

Question 5

Form-based code

Answer 5

is a type of zoning code that regulates development to achieve a specific urban form. Form-based codes address the relationship between building facades and the public realm, the form and mass of buildings in relation to one another, and the scale and types of streets and blocks.

Question 6

New Urbanism

Answer 6

promotes compact, walkable neighborhoods. Its principles are defined in the Charter of the New Urbanism, which was adopted by the Congress for New Urbanism. These principles apply at regional, neighborhood and block levels.

Question 7

The Transect

Answer 7

a conceptual device for orienting development on a rural to urban continuum. This concept is used in New Urbanist planning practices and is often the basis of a form-based code.

Question 8

Tactical Urbanism

Answer 8

efers to low-cost temporary changes to the urban environment that are intended to demonstrate the potential impacts that change can have

Question 9

Biophilic Design

Answer 9

concerns the need to create habitat for people as biological organisms. There are direct and indirect ways to do this:

Direct: light, air, plants, water

Indirect: images of nature, natural materials, natural colors