Areas of Practice Part 1

Question 1

Divide the total local budget by the existing population to determine per capital cost for the jurisdiction

Answer 1

Average Per Capita Method

Question 2

Average Per Capita adjusted based on the expectations about the new development

Answer 2

Adjusted Per Capita method

Question 3

estimates the costs and revenues based on major land uses; the cost of servicing a shipping center bersus an apartment complex

Answer 3

Disaggregated Per Capita Method

Question 4

How much sales tax revenue is generated per capita from a grocery store and applies this to the new development. Most data and time intensive

Answer 4

Dynamic Method

Question 5

Most protective restrictions on residential land uses, less on commercial uses and virtually none on industrial uses

Answer 5

Euclidean Zoning

Question 6

Each successive zoning district allows all the uses from the previous zones.

Answer 6

Cumulative Zoning

Question 7

Industrial district would not allow residential uses

Answer 7

Modified Cumulative Zoning

Question 8

Clean Water Act

Answer 8

1972 and 1977 requires anyone wanting to discharge pollutant into a body of water to obtain a permit.

Question 9

Rivers and Harbors Act

Answer 9

1899, Prohibited the construction of any bridge, dam or causeway over any navigable waterway in the US without Congressional approval.

Question 10

Water Pollution Control Act

Answer 10

1948, eliminating or reducing the pollution of interstate waters and tributaries and improving the sanitary condition of surface and underground waters

Question 11

Coastal Zone Management Act

Answer 11

1972 and 1990 focused efforts to reduce polluted runoff in 29 coastal states.

Question 12

Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA)

Answer 12

1978, promotes alternative energy sources, energy efficiency and reduced dependence on foreign oil. Competition in the utility industry.

Question 13

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

Answer 13

1980 created $1.6 billion Superfund to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites and requires major industries to report annual releases of toxic wastes into the air, water or ground.

Question 14

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Answer 14

1976, provided EPA with the ability to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave.

Question 15

Toxic Substances Control Act

Answer 15

1976, provided EPA with responsibility for reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements relating to chemical substances and mixtures.

Question 16

Neighborhood Unit Concept

Answer 16

Clarence Perry. part of the Regional Plan of New York and Its Environs. 5 minute walking radius with a school at its center

Question 17

Public Works Administration

Answer 17

1934 provided 85% of the cost of public housing projects.

Question 18

National Housing Act

Answer 18

1934 Established the FHA with the purpose of insuring home mortgages

Question 19

Resettlement Administration

Answer 19

1935. develop new towns throughout the US

Question 20

US Housing Act

Answer 20

1937 provided $500 million in home loans for the development of low-cost housing. Later created section 8 housing

Question 21

Pruitt Igoe

Answer 21

Demolished after 18 years marked a shift away from high rise concentrated public housing

Question 22

Biophilic Design

Answer 22

the need to create habitat for people as biological organisms