Issues (Examples)

Question 1

Development

Answer 1

improving physical and financial condition of building or neighborhood

Question 2

Displacement

Answer 2

residents compelled to move out of neighborhood due to rising rents and costs (often associated with development)

Question 3

Gentrification

Answer 3

usually refers to influx of new (often wealthier) residents that increase property values and change a neighborhood’s character

Question 4

Community building

Answer 4

activities that build social connections among neighborhood residents (see community organizing)

Question 5

Revitalization

Answer 5

process of improving the physical, economic, and social conditions of a community

Question 6

equitable development

Answer 6

usually refers to development resulting in shared benefits for residents including low-income and minority and population

Question 7

Sustainable Development

Answer 7

usually refers to development that is environmentally sustainable

Question 8

Not in My Backyard (NIMBY)

Answer 8

pejorative characterization of opposition by residents to a proposal for a new development because it is close to them

Question 9

Inclusionary Zoning

Answer 9

refers to local ordinances requiring a given share of new construction to be affordable by people with low to moderate incomes

Question 10

Exclusionary zoning

Answer 10

refers to restrictions excluding some types of people from living in neighborhoods (i.e. redlining)