AICP Exam Prep 3.0 Exam Question and Answer 2023

1. The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 required local governments to address potential hazards in a Hazard Mitigation Plan in order to remain eligible to receive certain federal funds before and following federally-declared disasters. Your community has integrated such a plan into the General Plan. Now the Safety Element of the General Plan is expanded to cover the following: I. Natural hazards II. Man-made hazards III. Fiscal responsibility for disasters IV. A development retreat from low-lying coastal areas a. II & III b. I, II, & IV c. I & IV d. I, II, III, & IV - B. FEMA HMA of 2000 seeks to expand pre-disaster planning to precipitate the widespread loss of life, damage to property, infrastructure and the environment. The Act does not assign any fiscal responsibilities of disasters to any entity. Most local Safety Element covers also man-made hazards. However, local jurisdictions are not burdened with the fiscal impact associated with disasters. 2. In the United States, the "Neighborhood Unit" concept is attributed to: a. Kevin Lynch b. Clarence Perry c. Ian McHarg d. Lewis Mumford - B. Clarence Perry lived in Forest Hills Gardens in Queens, NY and published an essay on the concept of the neighborhood unit in 1929. Forest Hill Gardens, developed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. in 1911, inspired the neighborhood unit concept. Perry defined a neighborhood as a self-contained area within a 5-minute walking radius, bounded by major streets with shops at the intersections and a school in the middle. Kevin Lynch wrote Image of the City in 1960. Ian McHarg wrote Design with Nature in 1969. Lewis Mumford wrote Culture of Cities in 1929.