Areas of Practice Flashcards
Coefficients of stormwater runoff
In a dense urban commercial district, coefficients of runoff would be higher. Because the area is dense it is likely to have high levels of pervious cover, resulting in higher
levels of storm water runoff
Agritourism
Effective agritourism attracts consumers who wish to experience agriculture. Joint marketing and planning can expand the impact of agritourism in a community, such as encouraging direct economic benefits to farmers will be key, as well as having a clear destination for visitors.
Planners should encourage farmers along a key accessible corridor to collaborate on adding complementary agritourism activities to create a day trip to attract families from adjacent metropolitan area.
Present value
Present value is the value of an expected income stream determined as of date of valuation. It is always less than or equal to the future value because money has interest earning potential, a characteristic referred to as the time value of money, except during times of negative interest rates, when the present value will
Be less than the future value
PV = FV / (1 + r)^y
Air Pollution Management Planning
States are required to develop a state implementation plan for air quality. These air quality plans must include the following:
Provisions for ozone nonattainment areas, provisions for carbon monoxide nonattainment areas, provisions for particulate matter nonattainment, provisions for designated nonattainment for sulfur oxides, nitrogen dioxide, lead.
Transportation is a major source of air Pollution. Like carbon monoxide - which is required to be addressed as part of the state implementation plan.
Step Down Method (Population Estimates)
Applies to proportion and uses the population of a larger entity to estimate the population of a smaller entity.
Cohort Survival Method (Population Estimates)
Uses birth, death, migration rates within age cohorts
Symptomatic Estimation Method (Population Estimates)
Calculates the population of an area based on the number of housing units
Gompertz Method (Population Estimates)
Or Gompertz function, Is a time series mathematical model in which growth is slowest at the start and end of a given time period
Volume to capacity ratio (V/C Ratio)
Congestion can be measured by a V/C Ratio. A ratio greater than 1 indicates severe congestion.
Wind energy
The most commonly regulated by local governments. This typically includes setback requirements as well as zoning district categories that allow or prohibit wind turbines.
Urban growth boundaries
An important tool for limiting urban sprawl, encouraging infill development, protecting agricultural land
Small towns
Small towns contain some low density development; the low and very low density development belongs outside of the small town. A traditional small town includes a dense core with smaller lots around the town center.
Environmental justice in EIS
Concerns regarding environmental justice build on Title VI of the Civil
rights act of 1964.
A formal Federal policy on environmental justice was established in 1994 and in 1995 the US dept of transportation issues it’s order to address environmental justice.
It states that consideration of EJ issues must be considered during the prep of an EIS. These considerations include documentation, data analysis,
Public participation, but not mitigation of past EJ Injustices
Economic forecasting
Helps to determine the growth in jobs in the community which translates to demand for commercial business land uses
Environmental Protection Agency guidelines
Under the EPA guidelines that the Army Corps administers when considering whether to issue a section 404 permit, presume that other practical alternatives are available to the landowner unless it receives compelling proof to the contrary.
