Comprehensive Planning

Question 1

Land capability analysis

Answer 1

Analyzes physical data to estimate the cost of land development

Question 2

Land suitability analysis

Answer 2

Broader than land capability analysis and focuses on the development should occur

Question 3

Steps of Comprehensive Planning

Answer 3

Identify stakeholders (define goals, gather info, develop and select alternatives), implementation, evaluation and amendment (at regular intervals)

Question 4

Why did the two acts from the 1920s (SZEA and SCPEA) cause confusion about comprehensive planning?

Answer 4

They did not offer a working definition of a “comprehensive plan”

Question 5

What does Smart Growth mean for the housing sector?

Answer 5

Promotes compact, transit-served housing and a range/mix of housing opportunities and choices

Question 6

How is a face-block neighborhood different from a residential neighborhood?

Answer 6

The face-block neighborhood refers to two sides of a street on one or two blocks.

A residential neighborhood is larger and consists of a cluster of face-block neighborhoods

Question 7

Who provides soil survey maps?

Answer 7

The USDA

Question 8

What is the scale of a topo map and is it useful for site planning?

Answer 8

1:24,000, which is too large for site planning