Assessment chuchu

Question 1

divides a community into smaller planning districts or zones.

Answer 1

Zoning Codes

Question 2

Locations of existing streets, driveways, transit stops, parking
lots, and other infrastructure inform context-sensitive design.

Answer 2

Transportation

Question 3

Utilities (Inputs)

Answer 3

• Water (potable and fire protection)
• Electricity
• Natural gas
• Steam (and geothermal)
• Telecommunications

Question 4

Utilities (outputs)

Answer 4

• Stormwater
• Sanitarysewerage
• Recyclables
• Trash

Question 5

those tangible and intangible aspects of cultural systems,
both past and present, that are valued by or representative of a given culture, or that contain information about a culture.

Answer 5

Cultural resources

Question 6

Kevin Lynch’s Five Elements of Urban Form

Answer 6

• Edges (for example, shorelines, streets, and major changes in land use)
• Paths (for example, streets and major walkways or bike paths)
• District (for example, neighborhoods and major institutions)
• Nodes (for example, entrances, plazas, and major walkway intersections)
• Landmarks (for example, unique buildings, bridges, and natural features)

Question 7

• technique for assessing the texture or “grain” of the built environment.
• involves mapping just two elements: the building footprints (figure) and the spaces (ground) between the buildings.

Answer 7

Figure-Ground Mapping

Question 8

Environmental Perception

Answer 8

Visibility
Visibility Quality
Noise and Air Pollution

Question 9

Site Inventory

Answer 9

Physical Attributes
Biological Attributes
Cultural Attributes

Question 10

Physical Attributes

Answer 10

Topography
Hydrology
Soils
Geology
Microclimate

Question 11

Biological Attributes

Answer 11

Ecological Communities
Vegetation
Wildlife

Question 12

Cultural Attributes

Answer 12

Land Use
Open Space
Regulation
Property
Sensory Perception
Infrastructure