Test 1

Question 1

Accessibility

Answer 1

Ease of getting to destinations as a function of immediate land use systems

Question 2

Activity Centers

Answer 2

Mixed use urban location that has commercial and other uses Ex. CBD

Question 3

Area-wide land use policy plan

Answer 3

Strategies for revitalizing entire neighborhood which address many challenges ex. Brownfield

Question 4

Buildout analysis

Answer 4

Estimation of amount and location of potential development area

Question 5

Capacity analysis

Answer 5

Projects population and job growth and establishes limitations of land

Question 6

Cohort component method

Answer 6

Population projection method that allows for application of age gender and ethnic

Question 7

Common law

Answer 7

Law derived from judicial precedent

Question 8

Community wide land use design plans

Answer 8

Process of formulating a seamless community wide spatial structure of major and minor activity centers

Question 9

Conservation easement

Answer 9

Agreement between two parties to permanently limit use of land to preserve it

Question 10

Dilution of property rights

Answer 10

Created when rights are not well defined

Question 11

Exaction

Answer 11

Condition imposed where developers is required to mitigate anticipated negative impacts

Question 12

External plan quality

Answer 12

How compatible is plan with external factors

Question 13

Goals vs objectives

Answer 13

Goal - ideal future condition

Objective - tangible outcome leading to achievement of goal

Question 14

Holding capacity analysis

Answer 14

How much development an area can sustain

Question 15

Growth boundaries

Answer 15

Regional boundary set to control urban sprawl

Question 16

Input-output method

Answer 16

Analysis based on interdependencies between land use sectors

Question 17

Land assembly

Answer 17

Piecing together small chucks of land for a bigger site development Ex. Northland project

Question 18

Land classification

Answer 18

Defines type of activity on a piece of land

Question 19

Land policy

Answer 19

Process used to classify land

Question 20

Land records system

Answer 20

System used to keep land records

Question 21

Land transect

Answer 21

Defined series of zones that range from sparse rural areas to dense urban cores

Question 22

Landscape Fragmentation

Answer 22

Transforming large habitat patches into smaller more isolated patches

Question 23

Location standards va principles

Answer 23

Principles is clear and defensible guide lines for growth, preservation, redevelopment and sustainability

Question 24

Lucas taking

Answer 24

Complete deprivation of all economically beneficial use of land

Question 25

Natural resources inventory

Answer 25

Periodic assessment of status and changing conditions of soil and water

Question 26

New Urbanism

Answer 26

Movement which promotes environmentally friendly and sustainable urban development

Question 27

Nuisance

Answer 27

Impedes the right to quiet enjoyment

Question 28

Open space conservation districts

Answer 28

Designating an area as a critical environmental area or conservation area

Question 29

Physical takings

Answer 29

Government takes land through eminent domain

Question 30

Pied-a-terre

Answer 30

Temporary or second house

Question 31

Planning support system

Answer 31

Geo-info instruments that help planners manage activities in an area

Question 32

Police power

Answer 32

State government has the authority to regulate land use to protect welfare of people

Question 33

Population pyramid

Answer 33

Graph shows age distribution in a population

Question 34

Public good

Answer 34

Good faith project by government that benefits its citizens

Question 35

Purchase of development rights

Answer 35

Can purchase these rights to protect the land for sensitive or aesthetic reasons

Question 36

Ratio/share techniques

Answer 36

Study of ratio of area characteristics or share vs the larger parent region

Question 37

Regulatory taking

Answer 37

Zoning code changes that may keep some development from occurring

Question 38

Small area plans

Answer 38

Focus on specific strategically important geographical areas within planning jurisdictions

Question 39

Smart growth

Answer 39

Accommodating growth based on consensus of development decisions through inclusive and participatory processes

Question 40

Sustainable development

Answer 40

Development that tries to emphasize the goal of intergenerational equity build within means of natural system

Question 41

Taking clause

Answer 41

Gov needs to provide just compensation if they take the land

Question 42

Transfer of development rights

Answer 42

Land owner sells development rights for use on different property

Question 43

Tax abatement

Answer 43

Reduction in level of taxation

Question 44

Tax lien sales

Answer 44

Liens are auctioned off to highest bidder right to collect liens and interest from homeowner

Question 45

Urban densification

Answer 45

Increasing city density more people inhabiting cities

Question 46

Urban transect

Answer 46

Transition through zones in an urban area from CBD to city line

Question 47

Use rights

Answer 47

Tells developers what can be done with land