Walkable communities Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What was the "Sanitary Movement" and why was it a formative stage in public health history? - -Sanitary Movement: the rise of organized public movements to improve sanitation in urban Europe and the United States. -it recognized urban planning-infectious disease links; potable water, sewage & waste mgmt. systems Be familiar with policies that regulate land use: - -Building Codes (prescribe bulk, scale, massing, and style of structures, create sense of place) -Zoning Codes (prescribe ce...

What was the "Sanitary Movement" and why was it a formative stage in public health history? - -Sanitary Movement: the rise of organized public movements to improve sanitation in urban Europe and the United States. -it recognized urban planning-infectious disease links; potable water, sewage & waste mgmt. systems Be familiar with policies that regulate land use: - -Building Codes (prescribe bulk, scale, massing, and style of structures, create sense of place) -Zoning Codes (prescribe ce...

Principles of Real Estate 2 Exam With 100% Correct Answers Externalities - answerThe unaccounted effects that a land use imposes on surrounding parcels Comprehensive Plan - answerA local government's general guide to a community's growth and development based on the community's goals and objectives. Economic and Environmental Impact Statements - answerStudies of the effect that a new development will have on the economy or the environment of the region. Concurrency - answerThe require...

Site Inventory Correct Answer taking account for anything on the site Site Analysis Correct Answer answering the "so what?" question proposed by site inventory; how they affect our design Hydrology Benefits Correct Answer -water supply -drinking water and food -phytoremediation -flood control -sediment retention and transport Soil Ecology Benefits Correct Answer -regulate water supply -support nutrient cycling -provide habitats Plant Ecologies Correct Answer -provide food -e...

Principles of Real Estate 2 Exam With 100% Correct Answers Externalities - answerThe unaccounted effects that a land use imposes on surrounding parcels Comprehensive Plan - answerA local government's general guide to a community's growth and development based on the community's goals and objectives. Economic and Environmental Impact Statements - answerStudies of the effect that a new development will have on the economy or the environment of the region. Concurrency - answerThe require...

public health - science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, communities, and individuals public health distinguished from other specialties - -focus on populations/communities or groups w/I populations -goal is to promote health and prevent disease of populations (upstream approach) -outcome is healthy communities/populations public health 3 core functions and services - 1....

1. where do cities come from hunter gather cultures -the invention of agriculture =sedentary, need for fixed address 2. from settlements -surplus production = ability to store to cities -trade w/ communities of surplus production -specialization created after non farming specialization occurred bc of surplus -distribution of property & by-ways -opportunities for way of life, occupation, wealth accumu- lation =storage possible= threat of theft= need for domestic scurity = rise of...

19. The New York Court of Appeals case Golden v. Planning Board of Town of Ramapo (1972) resulted in an important decision in what area? a. Exclusionary housing b. Growth management c. "Takings" claims d. Environmental justice - ANSWER-B. Ramapo, NY established a growth management system that awarded points to development proposals based on the availability of public utilities, drainage facilities, parks, road access, and firehouses. 1. The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 required local...

The First Amendment deals with which of the following issues? Select one: a. Taking b. Procedural due process c. Freedom of speech d. Administrative due process - ANSWER-Freedom of speech is associated with the First Amendment, while takings are associated with the Fifth Amendment and due process is associated with the 14th Amendment. The correct answer is: C) Freedom of speech Associated Home Builders of Greater East Bay v. City of Livermore dealt with which of the following issues...

NYC 1916 Zoning Code - ANSWER-First comprehensive zoning code in U.S. Had setbacks, height restricitons and use designations. Cumulative zoning. A response to construction of 'The Equitable Building' which cast a 7-square shadow and had no setbacks. Edward Bassett helped. Smartcode - ANSWER-Design charrette to ID Pedestrians standards, design guidelines. Is designed to avoid strip malls and sprawl, essentially encourage walkable, liveable communities and allow for land conservation. Aland d...