Practice Exam #3 Flashcards
Arnstein Ladder of Citizen Participation
Steps in ascending order: Manipulation, Therapy, Informing, Consultation, Placation, Partnership, Delegated Power, Citizen Control.
Capitalization rate
Equals rate of return on a real estate investment based on the expected income to generate. This represents the potential return on investment. Capitalzation rate is calculated by dividing the income the property will generate, subtracting know costs, by the total value of the property.
Concurrency requirement
development cannot occur unit capital improvements are in place
Roadway connectivity index
density of connections in a road network. High ratio = well connected
Consensus building
mediation of a conflict that involves many parties
Cost Revenue Analysis
takes into account anticipated revenues and expected expenditures
Coupon rate
Rate of interest for bonds, notes and other securities
Smartcode Planning Process
a design charrette is an essential part of the process
Easement by necessity
used to allow a landlocked landowner to access a public roadway over another’s private land
Best to protect and preserve agricultural land
Development of a purchase of development rights program, guarantees that land will be preserved forever
Fiscal impact analysis
calculates the total cost to the city of new development as well as the tax revenue that is generated from the development
Special Flood Hazard Area
100-year flood or 1% annual chance of a flood
Miami 21
Form based code
Carbon sequestration
Process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide
Examples: Institute a food waste diversion program at all city facilities and create an urban forestry program
Principal cause of the increase in homelessness
Cuts in federal aid programs
HOPE VI program
Significant urban redevelopment effort in the US.
Replaced severely distressed public housing projects with redesigned mixed income housing, provided housing vouchers for residents to seek housing on the private market and despite HOPE VI many African Americans still live in the worst housing projects.
Management by Objectives (MBO)
Process of agreeing upon objectives within an organization so that management and employees agree to the objectives
Zero based budgeting
Assumes that every unit has $0 and then the governing body decides on a series of decision packages that will advance key goals and objectives of the organization
Vertically integrated planning agencies
example: transportation, land use, housing
Functional approach of planning agencies
example: planning, regulations, information systems, investment, policy
Linear programming
can be used to find the optimum design solution on a project
Management by Objectives (MBO)
By Peter Drucker in 1954
process of agreeing upon objectives within an organization so that management and employees agree to the objectives and understand what they are
MAP-21
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
Land value capture
Method that helps finance public improvements by capturing some of the value that typically accrues to property located near such improvements
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act RLUIPA
offers protection against land use regulations that impose a burden on religious exercise
Rural Resettlement Act
Established by Roosevelt with the goal of moving people off of agriculturally exhausted land and into greenbelt cities
Section 8 Certificates
Program that provides funds to pay a portion of the rent for low-income households
Symptomatic estimation
Calculates the population of an area based on the number of housing units
Systematic Random Sampling
starts by selecting a starting point at random and then selecting a consistent random number from that point
Three C’s of public engagement
Coalition building
Consensus building
Conflict resolution
Vieux Carre Commission
First Historic Preservation Commission
French Quarter in New Orleans
Warren County protests
Sparked environmental justice movement
