PUP 301: Exam 1 questions with
verified answers
Complexity & interconnectedness of urban issues as a justification for planning (example) -
correct answer ✔✔ Something as simple as the building of a gas station could lead to spikes in
crime, groundwater contamination, congestion, etc
Wicked Problems - correct answer ✔✔ Problems with:
-causes that may be uncertain
-no obvious solution
-causes and/or solutions linked to other problems (can create new problems)
Wicked Problem: South Mountain Freeway - correct answer ✔✔ -freeway proposed to reduce
traffic on the I-10's Broadway Curve; would reduce the trip for interstate truck drivers
-Ahwatukee residents opposed for economic (property) reasons
- Hikers/bikers opposed for use-value reasons
-the Sierra Club opposed for environmental (philosophical) reasons
- the Gila River Indian Tribe opposed it for cultural, environmental, and business reasons
(wanted to build casino)
Most urban planners work for... - correct answer ✔✔ -local government
-only 14% of urban planners work in the private sector
Urban planning careers in the public and private sector - correct answer ✔✔ Public sector:
regional, county, city, neighborhood, or site-specific planners
Private sector: land developers, consultants, and non-profit work
, Specialists vs. generalists - correct answer ✔✔ Generalists: urban planners who work in small
cities
Specialists: urban planners who work in large cities
objectives of engineering vs. urban planning - correct answer ✔✔ -engineers deem if projects
are feasible and deal with the TECHNICAL questions (can we?)
-urban planners ask the value-based questions (should we?)
motivations of architecture vs. urban planning - correct answer ✔✔ -architects serve the client
-urban planners serve the public
Political savvy urban planners & who should go into the field - correct answer ✔✔ -Urban
planners should be politically savvy since they work in an essentially political field (winners and
losers, conflicting values, etc)
-They should also be comfortable with a lack of power and persuasive
-Those who are easily frustrated, impatient, or stubborn should not join the field
Organic growth in ancient cities vs. Greco-Roman planned towns - correct answer ✔✔ -Ancient
cities grew organically out of villages and had no straight streets
-Greco-Roman planned towns had grid-ironed roads
Medieval towns, the Renaissance City, and Colonial Town Planning - correct answer ✔✔ -
Medieval towns: built towns to be market-places (dense, built upwards)
-The Renaissance City was mostly concerned with aesthetics and emphasized symmetry (Palma
Nova)
-Colonial Town Planning had grid-ironed streets, plazas, and cathedrals
verified answers
Complexity & interconnectedness of urban issues as a justification for planning (example) -
correct answer ✔✔ Something as simple as the building of a gas station could lead to spikes in
crime, groundwater contamination, congestion, etc
Wicked Problems - correct answer ✔✔ Problems with:
-causes that may be uncertain
-no obvious solution
-causes and/or solutions linked to other problems (can create new problems)
Wicked Problem: South Mountain Freeway - correct answer ✔✔ -freeway proposed to reduce
traffic on the I-10's Broadway Curve; would reduce the trip for interstate truck drivers
-Ahwatukee residents opposed for economic (property) reasons
- Hikers/bikers opposed for use-value reasons
-the Sierra Club opposed for environmental (philosophical) reasons
- the Gila River Indian Tribe opposed it for cultural, environmental, and business reasons
(wanted to build casino)
Most urban planners work for... - correct answer ✔✔ -local government
-only 14% of urban planners work in the private sector
Urban planning careers in the public and private sector - correct answer ✔✔ Public sector:
regional, county, city, neighborhood, or site-specific planners
Private sector: land developers, consultants, and non-profit work
, Specialists vs. generalists - correct answer ✔✔ Generalists: urban planners who work in small
cities
Specialists: urban planners who work in large cities
objectives of engineering vs. urban planning - correct answer ✔✔ -engineers deem if projects
are feasible and deal with the TECHNICAL questions (can we?)
-urban planners ask the value-based questions (should we?)
motivations of architecture vs. urban planning - correct answer ✔✔ -architects serve the client
-urban planners serve the public
Political savvy urban planners & who should go into the field - correct answer ✔✔ -Urban
planners should be politically savvy since they work in an essentially political field (winners and
losers, conflicting values, etc)
-They should also be comfortable with a lack of power and persuasive
-Those who are easily frustrated, impatient, or stubborn should not join the field
Organic growth in ancient cities vs. Greco-Roman planned towns - correct answer ✔✔ -Ancient
cities grew organically out of villages and had no straight streets
-Greco-Roman planned towns had grid-ironed roads
Medieval towns, the Renaissance City, and Colonial Town Planning - correct answer ✔✔ -
Medieval towns: built towns to be market-places (dense, built upwards)
-The Renaissance City was mostly concerned with aesthetics and emphasized symmetry (Palma
Nova)
-Colonial Town Planning had grid-ironed streets, plazas, and cathedrals
