EXAMS Flashcards
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA, passed in 1990, requires that facilities must be accessible to the public, including public housing. It is a civil rights law in that it provides similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities (both mental and physical) as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did for persons on the basis of race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics. But unlike the Civil Rights Act, the ADA also requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities.
what percentage of US citizens do not have broadband at home
25%
How many residents does Clarence Perry describe in the neighborhood uni?
5,000-9,000 residents
Columbia, Maryland
In 1963, the Rouse Company began the development of Columbia, Maryland. The 14,000-acre master planned development was developed to provide jobs, recreation, shopping, health care, and a mix of housing at different price points. The development was designed to create a jobs-housing balance.
what is the typical time period a comprehensive plan is likely to cover?
20 years
How does the Concentric Zone Theory differ from the other theories of urban development?
The correct answer is invasion and succession. Concentric Circle theory, developed by Earnest Burgess in 1925, finds that growth happens by land uses expanding outward from one area to another. For example, downtown office towers expanding into a warehouse district.
The correct answer is: The use of “invasion-succession” in describing dynamics
What is an Effluent
the discharge of pollutants into the environment in an untreated, partially treated, or completely treated state
What is an enterprise fund
An enterprise fund is an account that manages the revenues and expenditures of a self-sufficient activity such as a minor league baseball park, parking garage, or zoo.
What are the four recommended environmental justice policies?
encourage triple bottom-line outcomes; give deference to local knowledge; encourage collaborative problem-solving; organize and support pro-bono planning efforts.
With whom should a charge of misconduct against an AICP member first be filed?
The correct answer is the Executive Director of APA and AICP Ethics Officer. The ethics officer is the executive director of APA/AICP. According to the AICP Code of Ethics, a violation should be reported to the AICP Ethics Officer.
Purchase of development rights program
While the other answers would protect agricultural land, a purchase program guarantees that land will be preserved in perpetuity.
What is Albedo
Snow would have the highest albedo. Albedo is the portion of solar energy reflected from the Earth back into space, measuring the reflectivity of the earth’s surface. Ice and snow has a high albedo with most of the sunlight hitting the surface bounces back toward space.
Hippodamus of Miletus
Hippodamus of Miletus was an ancient Greek urban planner who created grid plans for cities during the 5th century BC. His plans focused on creating order that both physically and socially ordered the city.
Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954
Section 701 provided funding for local comprehensive planning, leading to communities across the country developing comprehensive plans.
Zero-Based Budgeting
uses decision packages that can be independently decided upon for funding purposes.
How are townships subdivided
One township is 36 sections
Townships are subdivided into sections. Each township is six miles by six miles, township contains 36 square miles, each one forming a section. Calculations start at the end and work to the beginning of a sentence.
