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land area that is urban
8%
median age
37.2
urbanized area
urban nucleus of 50,000 people and 1,000 people/sq mi. may contain adjoining area with 500 people/sq mi.
urban cluster
2,500 - 50,000 people and 1,000 people/sq mi
metropolitan statistical area
at least one city with 50,000, or urbanized area with metro population of 100,000
cencus tract
smallest area at which census information is released 2,000 - 8,000, averages 4,000
censu block
part of a census tract, smallest level at which census data is collected, 400 housing units per block
how much reservation land is held in trust? Where is most of it located?
56.2M acres, 40M in Alaska
what is the largest single reservation land?
navajo, 16M acres, in Arizona Utah and New Mexico
what percent of waterways are considered impaired?
40%
what are the 6 pollutants regulated by the clean air act?
nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, lead, sulfur dioxide, ozone and particulates. NOT carbon dioxide or nitrogen dioxide.
how many ft in an acre?`
43,560
how many ft in a mile?
5,280
where was first zoning ordinacne
LA, 1908
where was the first CITY WIDE zoning ordinance?
NYC, 1916
where was the first urban growth boundary?
Lexington KY, 1958
what is cocentric ring theory and who proposed it?
Ernest Burgess, 1925, urban areas grow outward in coecentric rings
what is sector theory and who propsed it?
Homer Hoyt, 1939, urban areas develop by sectors, forming along communication and transportation routes
what is multiple nuclei theory and who proposed it?
Harris and Ullman, 1945, urban areas grow by progressive integration of multiple nuclei
what is bid rent theory and who proposed it?
William Alonso, 1960, cost of land, intensity of development, population density and jobs all decline the further one is from the central business district
how much soil is lost per year?
4-5 tons per acre
how much water is consumed per person, per day?
50-180 gallons
how much waste is created pp/pd? What was it in 1960?
4.4 pound per person, per day. In 1960 is was 2.7
what are the four steps in creating a travel demand model?
trip generation, trip distribution, modal split, trip assignment
what is chi square?
statistic used to suggest whether there is a relationship between two nominal or categorical variables
what is linear regression
statistic used to determine the influence, or extent of the relationship between independent variable(s) on a dependant variable
what is the correlation coeficient?
the degree to which two variables are related
what is the GINI coefficient?
used to measure dispersion (e.g. used to describe income inequality)
what housing bill supported the creation of local planning departments?
Housing Act of 1954, specifically section 701
when was the first comprehensive housing bill passed, and what did it accomplish?
1949, lead to 800,000 new units
what is a plebicite?
a direct vote on something
what is a beneficiary assessment?
ensures project beneficiaries can provide insight on how a project will affect them, especially those who are poor and lacking political power
Board of Zoning Ajustments/(appeals?)
quasi-judicial
Planning commision
replats and rezoning
The Delphi Technique
carefully chosen and succesive questionairs to seek opinions and reasons for those opinions, in an effort to reach concensus
PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique)
project management technique for determining how much time a project needs before its complete. Each task is assigned a best, worst, and most probable time
Nominal group technique
type of brainstorming that aids team participation. Problem clarification, silent idea generation, round robin idea collecting, grouping and ranking
economic base analysis
looks at basic (can be exported ) and non-basic ( ) economic activity
Hoshin Kanri
method for ensuring that the strategic goals drive progress and action at every level within that organization. The process includes establishing a vision, developing objectives, deploy annual objectives, implement objectives, and then review progress on a monthly and annual basis.
linnear programming
method for determining the optimal solution
what is a base industry?
produces good and services consumed outside the local area. when local employment in an industry is greater than the region, and products of that employment are exported. Brings dollars in.
whats is a non-basic industry?
activities where good and service is consumed within the local economic area, circulates dolalrs within.
what is a multiplier effect?
shows impacts beyond original expensiture.
what is shift-share
analysis that compares growth rates among industrial sectors, distinguishes between local and national trends
