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Test 1 Flashcards

1
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Accessibility

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Ease of getting to destinations as a function of immediate land use systems

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2
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Activity Centers

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Mixed use urban location that has commercial and other uses Ex. CBD

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3
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Area-wide land use policy plan

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Strategies for revitalizing entire neighborhood which address many challenges ex. Brownfield

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4
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Buildout analysis

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Estimation of amount and location of potential development area

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5
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Capacity analysis

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Projects population and job growth and establishes limitations of land

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6
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Cohort component method

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Population projection method that allows for application of age gender and ethnic

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7
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Common law

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Law derived from judicial precedent

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8
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Community wide land use design plans

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Process of formulating a seamless community wide spatial structure of major and minor activity centers

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9
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Conservation easement

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Agreement between two parties to permanently limit use of land to preserve it

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10
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Dilution of property rights

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Created when rights are not well defined

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11
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Exaction

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Condition imposed where developers is required to mitigate anticipated negative impacts

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12
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External plan quality

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How compatible is plan with external factors

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13
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Goals vs objectives

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Goal - ideal future condition

Objective - tangible outcome leading to achievement of goal

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14
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Holding capacity analysis

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How much development an area can sustain

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15
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Growth boundaries

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Regional boundary set to control urban sprawl

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16
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Input-output method

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Analysis based on interdependencies between land use sectors

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17
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Land assembly

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Piecing together small chucks of land for a bigger site development Ex. Northland project

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18
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Land classification

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Defines type of activity on a piece of land

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19
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Land policy

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Process used to classify land

20
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Land records system

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System used to keep land records

21
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Land transect

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Defined series of zones that range from sparse rural areas to dense urban cores

22
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Landscape Fragmentation

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Transforming large habitat patches into smaller more isolated patches

23
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Location standards va principles

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Principles is clear and defensible guide lines for growth, preservation, redevelopment and sustainability

24
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Lucas taking

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Complete deprivation of all economically beneficial use of land

25
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Natural resources inventory

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Periodic assessment of status and changing conditions of soil and water

26
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New Urbanism

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Movement which promotes environmentally friendly and sustainable urban development

27
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Nuisance

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Impedes the right to quiet enjoyment

28
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Open space conservation districts

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Designating an area as a critical environmental area or conservation area

29
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Physical takings

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Government takes land through eminent domain

30
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Pied-a-terre

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Temporary or second house

31
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Planning support system

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Geo-info instruments that help planners manage activities in an area

32
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Police power

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State government has the authority to regulate land use to protect welfare of people

33
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Population pyramid

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Graph shows age distribution in a population

34
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Public good

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Good faith project by government that benefits its citizens

35
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Purchase of development rights

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Can purchase these rights to protect the land for sensitive or aesthetic reasons

36
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Ratio/share techniques

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Study of ratio of area characteristics or share vs the larger parent region

37
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Regulatory taking

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Zoning code changes that may keep some development from occurring

38
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Small area plans

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Focus on specific strategically important geographical areas within planning jurisdictions

39
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Smart growth

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Accommodating growth based on consensus of development decisions through inclusive and participatory processes

40
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Sustainable development

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Development that tries to emphasize the goal of intergenerational equity build within means of natural system

41
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Taking clause

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Gov needs to provide just compensation if they take the land

42
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Transfer of development rights

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Land owner sells development rights for use on different property

43
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Tax abatement

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Reduction in level of taxation

44
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Tax lien sales

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Liens are auctioned off to highest bidder right to collect liens and interest from homeowner

45
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Urban densification

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Increasing city density more people inhabiting cities

46
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Urban transect

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Transition through zones in an urban area from CBD to city line

47
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Use rights

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Tells developers what can be done with land

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