Chapter 1

Question 1

List the site planning social/cultural goals

Answer 1

• promote a sense of community
• protect cultural and historic resources
• reduce crime, increase public safety
• access to outdoor recreation
• min negative impacts to adjacent properties

Question 2

List the site planning environmental goals

Answer 2

• conserve natural resources
• protect sensitive ecosystems
• preserve biodiversity
• consider development intensity and location
• reduce pollution

Question 3

List the site planning economic goals

Answer 3

• attract investment
• drive tourism
• increase property values
• attract skilled workers
• reduce commuting times
• promote efficient land use

Question 4

What are the benefits of effective site planning?

Answer 4

• public health, safety, welfare
• protecting public from natural disaster
• reduce construction costs
• increased profit from development
• protecting natural and cultural amenities
• supporting ecological processes

Question 5

Define “Smart Growth”

Answer 5

Addresses development at the regional or city scale enacted by government regulatory agencies through comp plans, master plans, and zoning code. Has little impact at the site scale.

Question 6

Define “Sustainable Design”

Answer 6

Can be found in regional scale planning and at the site scale.

Question 7

Define “Sustainability”

Answer 7

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

Question 8

List as many “Smart Growth” goals as you can

Answer 8

• preserving open space, farmland, scenic areas and critical environments
• directing new development toward existing communities
• encouraging mix land use
• fostering a sense of place
• creating walkable communities
• creating cost effective development solutions
• community and stakeholder collaboration

Question 9

List as many “Sustainable Design” goals as you can

Answer 9

• protect existing environmental resources from degradation
• restore degraded environments
• reuse previously developed sites
• build walkable, compact communities
• conserve resources at all scales

Question 10

Describe the overall development process through pre-design and design phase steps

Answer 10

Site program and site selection > site inventory > site analysis > concept development > schematic > design development > construction documentation