Chapter 1

Question 1

Social/Cultural Goals

Answer 1

Promote a sense of community
Protect cultural and historic resources
Reduce crime and increase public safety
Provide equitable access to public services
Increase access to outdoor recreation
Minimize negative impacts to adjacent properties

Question 2

Environmental Goals

Answer 2

Conserve natural resources
Protect sensitive ecosystems
Preserve biodiversity
Consider development intensity and location
Reduce pollution

Question 3

Economic Goals

Answer 3

Attract investment
Drive tourism
Increase property values
Attract skilled workers
Reduce commuting times
Promote efficient land use

Question 4

benefits of effective site
planning

Answer 4

Promoting public health, safety and welfare
Protecting the public from natural disasters/hazards
Reduced construction costs
Increased profit from development
Protecting valuable natural and cultural amenities
Supporting critical ecological processes

Question 5

smart growth

Answer 5

• Address development at the regional or city scale and are enacted by government regulatory agencies through comprehensive plans, master plans and the zoning code
• has little direct impact at the site scale

Question 6

sustainable design principles

Answer 6

can be found incorporated into regional-scale planning considerations, but are also manifest at the site scale

Question 7

sustainability

Answer 7

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 8

smart growth goals

Answer 8

Preserving open space
Directing new development toward existing communities
Encouraging mixed land use
strong sense of place
Creating walkable communities with variety of transportation choices
Creating cost-effective development solutions
community and stakeholder collaboration

Question 9

Sustainable Design Goals

Answer 9

Protecting existing environmental resources from degradation
Restoring degraded environmental resources
Re-using previously developed sites (i.e. brownfield and urban in-fill development)
Building compact, walkable communities
Conserving resources at all scales (e.g. reducing commuting times at the regional scale, designing energy-efficient buildings)