Lesson 1 Areas of Practice

Question 1

Rural and small-town planning

Answer 1

rural economic development, main streets, natural resource protection, tourism, multi-jurisdictional relations, rural character, and scale

Question 2

Health planning

Answer 2

active living, aging in place, environmental justice, health districts and service distribution, health impact assessment

Question 3

Food planning

Answer 3

food security, access, and justice, food production, food economies, food governance

Question 4

Institutional planning and siting

Answer 4

schools, universities/colleges, hospitals, jails and prisons, military bases, religious facilities

Question 5

Historic and cultural resources planning

Answer 5

historic preservation, adaptive reuse, regulatory context, financing, cultural and heritage preservation, arts districts

Question 6

Parks, recreation, and open space

Answer 6

standards, incentives, greenways and trails, scenic resource, preservation, viewsheds, wildlife corridors, connectivity, conservation easements, transfer/purchase of development rights

Question 7

Housing planning

Answer 7

homelessness, affordability, market analysis, policy, finance, fair housing, manufactured housing, micro-housing, universal design, co-housing, accessory dwelling units

Question 8

Urban design

Answer 8

placemaking, transit-oriented development, walkability, mixed-use, public realm, design guidelines, wayfinding, infill development

Question 9

Economic development planning

Answer 9

community revitalization, economic analysis and forecasting, incentives, financing mechanisms, tourism, workforce development, business development, resiliency, shared economy, tax increment financing

Question 10

Environmental and natural resources planning

Answer 10

air quality, climate change, environmental impact analysis, aquatic planning, agriculture, forestry, extraction, habitat, shoreline planning, environmental justice

Question 11

Hazards, mitigation, and resiliency planning

Answer 11

flooding, earthquake, wildfires, spills, brownfields, anti-terrorism, disaster preparedness planning

Question 12

Infrastructure planning

Answer 12

utilities, community facilities, energy, green and blue infrastructure, communications, waste, water and sewer, concurrency

Question 13

Transportation planning

Answer 13

mobility and accessibility planning, land use and transportation demand, transportation modes, goods movement, ports, airports, intermodal, pedestrian, bicycle, transit, parking, and access equity

Question 14

Sustainability planning

Answer 14

sustainable processes, practices, and outcomes, including environmental planning, economic planning, and equity planning

Question 15

Current planning

Answer 15

codes and regulations, zoning, plan review, design review, site planning

Question 16

Comprehensive and sectoral planning

Answer 16

spatial planning, growth management, long-range planning, general planning, regional planning, fiscal impact analysis, capital improvement planning, policy planning, tribal planning, governance structures