Site Planning Basics

Question 1

Site planning should ALWAYS promote what design strategies that balance social cultural and economic considerations

Answer 1

Smart Growth and Sustainable Design

Question 2

Site planning promotes what SOCIAL & CULTURAL goals

Answer 2

Promotes sense of community,
protects cultural and historic resources,
reduces crime and increases
public safety.
Provides equitable access to public services increases access to outdoor recreation
and minimized negative impacts to adjacent properties

Question 3

Site planning promotes what ENVIRONMENTAL goals

Answer 3

conserve natural resources,
protect senstivie ecosystems,
prserve biodiviersity,
consider development intensity and location,
reduce pollution

Question 4

Site planning promotes what ECONOMIC goals

Answer 4

attract investment,
drive touis,.
increase prop values,
attract skilled workers.
reduce commuting times,
promotoe efficient land use

Question 5

Smart Growth and sustainable site planning are considered by Lagro to be

Answer 5

pragmatic and fiscally prudent

Question 6

What are the benefits of effective stie planning

Answer 6

Promote public health,
safety and welfare,
protect public from natural disaster / fire,
reduced construciton costs,
increased profit from development,
protecting valuable cultural and natural amenities, supporting critical ecological processeses

Question 7

What is the key difference between smarth growth and sustainable design

Answer 7

Smart growth has mroe to do with planning, code and development strategies - and is not usually site specific / site-scale.

Question 8

Describe the Development process from pre-design to design phase

Answer 8

Site program, site selection&raquo_space; Site inventory > Site analysis > Concept development > schematic design > design development > construction documentation