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Programming, Planning & Practice Flashcards

1
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The most profitable use of a parcel of land

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highest and best use

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2
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The right held by one party to make limited use of the property of another.

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easement

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3
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A required exit which consists of a vestibule and continuous stairway enclosed from the highest point to the lowest point by walls of two-hour fire-resistive construction and which exits into a public way or an exit passageway leading to a public way.

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smokeproof enclosure

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4
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In far eastern architecture, a tower-like structure, often used as a shrine.

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pagoda

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5
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Separating into component parts; reducing to a simpler form.

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resolution

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6
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To summarize; to get to the essence of something.

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abstract

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7
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The aesthetic or pleasurable features of a place or facility.

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amenities

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8
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A building used for baptismal services.

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baptistery

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9
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The hierarchical order in a society by which some individuals or groups control others.

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dominance

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10
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A superstructure on a roof, dome, or tower, glazed along its sides, which admits light to the area below.

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lantern

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11
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The amount or degree of moisture in an area, a determining element of weather.

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humidity

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12
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A public service, such as telephone, water, gas, or electricity.

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utility

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13
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A building containing three or more dwelling units.

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multiple dwelling

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14
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The purpose for which a building is intended to be used.

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occupancy

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15
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A repetitive dimension used in architectural design and planning.

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module

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16
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The legal means whereby land use is regulated and controlled for the welfare of the community.

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zoning

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17
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Lynch’s term for central points of reference in a city.

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nodes

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18
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The design and arrangement of natural elements on a site.

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landscaping

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19
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The intersection of a railroad and a road at the same elevation.

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grade crossing

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20
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A written description of the location and boundaries of a parcel of land, in accordance with a system prescribed by law.

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legal description

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21
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The natural and manmade things, conditions, and influences surrounding a person, community, or place.

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environment

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22
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The volume within which a building may legally be placed.

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zoning envelope

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23
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A wall built astride a property line between two adjoining buildings.

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party wall

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24
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The total horizontal area within the boundary lines of a parcel of land.

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lot area

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25
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Native

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indigenous

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26
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The percentage of total rainfall which is not absorbed in the ground and hence, runs off. It must be collected in a system of surface and subsurface drains.

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runoff coefficient

27
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In urban planning, an outlying community of secondary importance, dependent on a larger city.

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satellite

28
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The methodical evaluation of an activity to determine its basic purposes and how these purposes may be realized most efficiently.

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systems analysis

29
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Encroachment on personal space, such as sitting very close to a person on an otherwise empty park bench.

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spatial invasion

30
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The climatic characteristics unique to a very small area

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microclimate

31
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Having fire-resistive protection as specified in the applicable building code.

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protected

32
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A part of highway marked off to carry a single one of moving vehicles.

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lane

33
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The digging or removal of earth.

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excavation

34
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A slope or incline, as on a roof.

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rake

35
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A hole through which a person can enter a sewer, pipe, conduit, and so on for inspection, repair, or maintenance.

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manhole

36
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The geographical area from which the participants in an activity are drawn, such as the customers of a shopping center or the employees of a manufacturing plant.

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catchment

37
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A preliminary sketch or plan.

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equisse

38
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A pattern of circulation named for its shape, consisting of equally spaced streets running perpendicular to each other.

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grid pattern

39
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A road which crosses under another road.

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underpass

40
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The social standing one has relative to others, which serves to determine spatial and social order.

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status

41
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A periodic enumeration of the population, including details of age, sex, occupation, and other data.

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census

42
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Any street or similar parcel of land, at least 10 feet wide and unobstructed to the sky, which is permanently appropriated to the public for public use.

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public way

43
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A use for property which is no longer permitted by the zoning ordinance. Unless it is unsafe, such a use is generally allowed to continue.

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noncomforming use

44
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A bell tower.

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campanile

45
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A beltlike area around a city, reserved for parks, farms, open spaces, and so on.

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greenbelt

46
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The process by which private property is taken for public use under the right of eminent domain, with reasonable compensation paid to the owner.

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condemnation

47
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The time, in hours, that a material or assembly of materials can withstand exposure to fire.

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fire-resistant rating

48
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The difference of elevation between adjacent contour lines.

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contour interval

49
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A set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps.

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algorithm

50
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A belvedere or viewing place.

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gazebo

51
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The recurrence of design elements in space.

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rhythm

52
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An assembly of sloping, overlapping slats, fixed or adjustable, which excludes rain but admits air and/or light.

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louver

53
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The extension of a building into the property of another.

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encroachment

54
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A street to which minor streets connect and which leads to a major arterial.

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collector streets

55
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A theory suggesting that the land use patterns of some cities are not developed around a single core, but rather around several distinct nuclei.

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multiple nuclei theory

56
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The expected maximum depth of frost penetration in the ground in a given area.

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frost line

57
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A continuous, major street, typically two or three lanes in each direction, that connects with expressways at strategic locations.

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arterial street

58
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An amount included in a construction budget, normally 5 to 10 percent , to provide for unforeseen or unpredictable costs.

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contingency allowance

59
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The height above a known point of reference, often taken as the height above sea level.

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elevation

60
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Describing cement, mastic, or roofing material which contains asphalt as a principal ingredient.

A

bituminous

61
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The study of the interaction between humans and machines.

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ergonomics

62
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A numerical classification indicating the rate at which flame will spread over the surface of a given material. Class I material have the least flame-spread and Class III have the most.

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flame-spread rating

63
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The shape of the earth’s surface

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landform

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