Infrastructure Planning

Question 1

Infrastructure

Answer 1

facilities and services necessary to support the health, safety, and well-being of people in a designated geographic area.

Question 2

Utilities

Answer 2

services consumed by the public and necessary for human living, such as energy, stormwater, water, and broadband communications. Many utilities are regulated monopolies.

Question 3

Energy infrastructure

Answer 3

Includes power plants, pipelines, the electrical grid, solar energy equipment, and other renewable energy systems

Question 4

Communication infrastructure

Answer 4

Considered an economic necessity, enabling people and machines to communicate over a network or system.

Question 5

Transportation

Answer 5

network of bridges, roads, rail lines, and buses that enable the safe and efficient movement of people and goods

Question 6

water infrastructure

Answer 6

drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater. Necessary in human settlements

Question 7

Adequate public facilities ordinance (APFO)

Answer 7

an infrastructure and growth management policy used in many communities to ensure the right amount of water, sewer, and educational infrastructure is available to support new development. Can differ based on local context. Implement Smart Growth visions, attempting to limit sprawl development. APFO’s effectiveness has mixed evaluations.

Question 8

Concurrency

Answer 8

similar to APFO but specific to Florida. New development is required to have enough infrastructure to support it prior to it being occupied.

Question 9

Green infrastructure

Answer 9

integrates nature into its design to support clean air, better stormwater management, and public health. Leverages benefits between nature and physical infrastructure. Includes greenways, parks, preserves, community gardens, green streets.

Question 10

Blue infrastructure

Answer 10

focused on water and the integration of water-related natural resources to support human well-being. Includes wastewater and stormwater infrastructure that’s integrated into nature, such as wetlands

Question 11

One Water

Answer 11

approach to planning for water. Focuses on analyzing three aspects of water management - supply, quality, and removal - through one integrated lens

Question 12

Potable water

Answer 12

drinking water and involves the pipes that clean and deliver water to buildings. The quality of water for human consumption falls within the potable water infrastructure system.

Question 13

Wastewater

Answer 13

Any water that has already been used by humans. Involves sewer pipes and a filtration system that removes liquid waste and returns it to nature. The quality of water that’s being removed from cities and recycled through an extensive process is integral to any wastewater management system

Question 14

Stormwater ponds

Answer 14

Retain water in a centralized location and gradually allow the stormwater to filter back into the ground. Most include a treatment process for the water runoff to address its water quality.

Question 15

Bayous

Answer 15

natural geographic features that collect stormwater runoff in low-lying areas of the US

Question 16

Combined sewer overflow (CSO)

Answer 16

wastewater and stormwater runoff that use the same pipes. No longer comply with federal regulations. Cannot handle the number of people that now live in cities.

Question 17

Non-renewable energy

Answer 17

Energy source that requires at least one thousand years to replenish. Fossil fuels represent the biggest source. Currently comprises most energy use in US. Powers most electrical grids and is key ingredient in gasoline. Coal, oil, natural gas, uranium.