People in Planning

Question 2

Who is associated with the City Beautiful Movement and the 1909 plan for Chicago?

Answer 2

Daniel Burnham

Burnham’s work emphasized monumental city design.

Question 3

What movement did Ebanezer Howard advocate for to address social inequalities in urban areas?

Answer 3

Garden city movement

Howard’s ideas were outlined in his book ‘Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform’ published in 1898.

Question 4

Who collaborated with Burnham on the 1909 plan for Chicago?

Answer 4

Edward Bennett

Question 5

What significant document did Edward Bassett author in 1916?

Answer 5

NYC zoning code

Question 6

What was Frederick Law Olmstead Sr. known for?

Answer 6

Designing Central Park

He believed city plans should incorporate all land uses.

Question 7

Who co-designed Central Park with Frederick Law Olmstead Sr.?

Answer 7

Calvert Vaux

Question 8

What role did Frederick Law Olmstead Jr. hold in the American City Planning Institute?

Answer 8

First president

Question 9

Who is known as the first full-time municipally employed planner?

Answer 9

Harland Bartholomew

He worked in St. Louis and developed many early comprehensive plans.

Question 10

What was Lawrence Veiller’s contribution to housing reform?

Answer 10

First full-time housing reformer in America

Question 11

Who created the original plan for Washington DC?

Answer 11

Pierre L’Enfant

Question 12

What concept did Le Corbusier advocate for in urban design?

Answer 12

Radiant city

This included skyscrapers for high-density living and superblocks.

Question 13

What book did Louis Wirth author in 1938?

Answer 13

Urbanism as a Way of Life

Question 14

What did Paulo Soleri advocate for in urban development?

Answer 14

Building mega-structures that are partially underground

Question 15

Who designed Seaside, Florida, and is an advocate for new urbanism?

Answer 15

Andres Duany

Question 16

What is an Edge City according to Joel Garreau?

Answer 16

A distinct place with at least 5 million sq ft of office space and more jobs than bedrooms

Question 17

What is the main idea of Robert Lang’s ‘Edgeless Cities’?

Answer 17

Dominant urban form with large, isolated suburban office complexes

Question 18

Who founded the colony of Georgia and designed Savannah?

Answer 18

James Oglethorpe

Question 19

What was Alfred Bettman’s contribution to urban planning?

Answer 19

First comprehensive plan for Cincinnati

Question 20

What urban development concept did Frank Lloyd Wright promote?

Answer 20

Sprawling, auto-oriented development

Question 21

What role did Rexford Tugwell play in the New Deal?

Answer 21

Headed the US Resettlement Administration

Question 22

Who wrote ‘How the Other Half Lives’ and was a housing activist in NYC?

Answer 22

Jacob Riis

Question 23

What concept did Clarence Perry publish in 1929?

Answer 23

Neighborhood unit concept

Question 24

Who is the founder of the communitarian movement?

Answer 24

Amitai Etzioni

Question 25

What was Norman Krumnolz's role in urban planning?

Answer 25

Cleveland’s planning director advocating for equity in planning

Question 26

Who is considered the father of advocacy planning?

Answer 26

Paul Davidoff

Question 27

What did James Rouse pioneer in urban development?

Answer 27

Indoor shopping malls and festival marketplaces

Question 28

What is the subject of James Howard Kunstler's writings?

Answer 28

History of suburbia and urban development

Question 29

What planning approach did Lindblom advocate for?

Answer 29

Incremental planning

Question 30

What did Sherry Arnstein's 'Ladder of Participation' (1969) describe?

Answer 30

Levels of public participation in planning

Question 31

What did William Whyte promote in urban design?

Answer 31

Use of environmental psychology and sociology

Question 32

What concept did Ernest Burgess develop in 1925?

Answer 32

Concentric ring theory

Question 33

What theory did Homer Hoyt propose in 1939?

Answer 33

Sector theory

Question 34

What did Harris and Ullman propose in 1945?

Answer 34

Multiple Nuclei Theory

Question 35

What does the Land Rent curve describe according to William Alonso?

Answer 35

Cost of land and intensity of development decline away from CBD

Question 36

Who authored 'Design with Nature' and is known for conservation design?

Answer 36

Ian McHarg

Question 37

What did Alrede Keinus write about?

Answer 37

Historic preservation

Question 38

What is the focus of TJ Kent's 'Urban General Plan'?

Answer 38

History, purpose, and use of comprehensive plans

Question 39

What environmental issues did Rachel Carson address in 'Silent Spring'?

Answer 39

Negative effects of pesticides

Question 40

What did Jane Jacobs advocate for in urban development?

Answer 40

Mixed uses and pedestrian-scale safety

Question 41

What concepts did Kevin Lynch define in 'The Image of the City'?

Answer 41

Paths, edges, nodes, districts

Question 42

What is the significance of F Stuart Chapin's 'Urban Land Use Planning'?

Answer 42

Common textbook on land use planning

Question 43

What was the focus of Ladislas Segoe's 'Local Planning Administration'?

Answer 43

First in the Greenbook series

Question 44

What did Nelson Lewis write about in 'Planning of the Modern City'?

Answer 44

City planning principles

Question 45

Who is considered the father of regional planning?

Answer 45

Patrick Geddes

Question 46

What did Flavel Shurtleff write in 1914?

Answer 46

Carrying Out the City Plan

Question 47

What did Walter Moody's 'Wacker’s Manual of the Plan of Chicago' serve as?

Answer 47

Textbook for 8th graders

Question 48

What urban planning theory did John Logan and Harvey Molotch propose?

Answer 48

City as a Growth Machine Theory

Question 49

Who designed Denver’s parks and parkways system in 1906?

Answer 49

Charles Mulford Robinson and George Kessler

Question 50

What is Robert Moses's famous for developing?

Answer 50

Development of state parks and parkways in NY

Question 51

What planning approach did Judith Innes advocate for?

Answer 51

Consensus building and collaborative planning

Question 52

Who created the MBO management technique?

Answer 52

Peter Drucker

Question 53

What is Gross National Product?

Answer 53

Value of all final goods and services produced in a country in one year

Question 54

Fill in the blank: Daniel Burnham is associated with the _______ movement.

Answer 54

City Beautiful Movement

Question 55

Fill in the blank: _______ authored 'Urbanism as a Way of Life' in 1938.

Answer 55

Louis Wirth

Question 56

Fill in the blank: _______ is known for the neighborhood unit concept.

Answer 56

Clarence Perry