RNR PLN 256 Final Exam Study Guide 4 29 2014 Design Lecture 1 What is design and what does it seek A Design is a plan or scheme for the construction of an object They seek solutions to problems within constraints objectives 2 What are its powers Actualization makes ideas seem real Visualization creates images that inspire motivate enrage Integration coordinates multiple ideas into a harmonious whole Evaluation tests the practicality of ideas 3 What are sustainable behavior and sustainable technology and when do they overlap Sustainable Tech technologies materials design features that contribute to S regardless of user behavior e g materials with low embodied energy Sustainable Behavior S actions of residents workers Some Sustainable Behavior depends on design features e g paths that enable biking walking Planning and Politics Lecture 1 What policy document adopted by cities typically contains a Vision for the future of the community Vision Plan Development Plan 2 How does a Conservation Subdivision differ from a Conventional Subdivision 3 What are Liberal and Conservative arguments for and against Development Regulations Liberal Pro Environmental protection Environmental justice Access for all Social cost of private enterprise Con Exclusionary Inhibits innovation Promotes sprawl Conservative Pro Protects property value Orderly growth Promotes economic development Resource security Con Private property rights Inefficient Adds cost to housing 4 What type of power are land use controls based upon Police Power 5 The courts have found it is constitutional to severely limit land use But under what condition As long as rules don t go too far and some reasonable economic use remains 6 What level of government is the largest player in Land Conservation Federal Government 7 True or False Private Land Trusts have no role in Land Conservation FALSE 8 What 3 things increase the chances of a local policy being implemented Threat Capacity Committment 9 What is communitarianism according to Portney Emphasis on connections between individuals and the community 10 Why does Portney believe that places with greater Civic Participation will be more likely to adopt sustainability policies Less focus on individual needs and greater focus on the people as the relate and fit into the community 11 Sociotechnical regimes are comprised of what Industrial networks strategic games techno scientific knowledge 12 In your own words what does the Urban Development Model see as the relationship between buildings and infrastructure the public and private sectors and community and market feedback 13 Implementation Theory Hypothesis Sustainability is driven by Threat citizen response to losses from development pressure Commitment organized pro environmental interests and Capacity places with intellectual Capital which imports new idea s from external networks Reading Burby et al 2000 1 On the first page of this article land use planning is described as the means for doing what for gathering and analyzing information about the suitability for development of land exposed to natural hazards so that the limitations of hazard prone areas are understood by citizens potential investors and government officials 2 How can integrating hazard mitigation into land use planning help a community become more resilient Intelligence about long term threats posed by natural hazards to the safety and viability of human development and environmental resources Problem solving to cope with imminent threats prior to during and after a disaster Advance planning to avoid or mitigate harm from a future disaster and to recover afterwards Management strategies to implement plans through policies regulations capital improvements acquisition and taxation 3 What are the 3 lynchpins of an effective land use planning program for hazard mitigation Land use plans Land use planning combines technical analysis and community participation to make wise choices among alternative strategies for managing changes in land use Hazard assessments hazard assessment informs the community about the type and location of hazards it faces Development management 4 What are the primary standards for plan quality Clarity of purpose and explicitness of procedural actions understandable to both stakeholders and public officials Understandable definition of issues derived from a solid fact base Integration with other plans and policies and linkage of mitigation with community development to provide a more complete description of the risk from the full range of possible hazard events in an area Business Lecture 1 What is the most common RPI Stage among US property investors 2 Is it possible for RPI to be done profitably Can you give an example 3 What is eco modernization The economy benefits from moves towards environmentalism so on the basis of enlightened self interest economy and ecology can be favorably combined Reading Jepson et al 2003 1 What is the emphasis of the existing economic development paradigm The emphasis is on growth that is expanding the number of jobs and increasing capital investment 2 What is the critique of this approach Commitment to growth causes there to be less attention paid to the pay or quality of those jobs or the nature of the company than to the fact that new jobs have been created and there in an infusion of new capital A large plant that employs 1000 people is viewed more favorable than 10 start up s that each employ 100 people Other critique growth throws communities into a costly competition that produces few winners and leads to social inequities and resource depletion 3 What is the emphasis under sustainable economic development Development not growth that will lead to an economy that is built from within and is more selfreliant 5 What tools for economic development are consistent with the SD paradigm Economic development tools 5 categories Marketing incentives infrastructure investment governance land0based incentives and financial incentives Personal Responsibility Lecture 1 Is there strong evidence that people have rejected consumerism Nope There s weak evidence 91 says its important to live where there is economic prosperity 83 have fair to high levels of concern about the environment 2 What does planned behavior and social identity theory say would cause people to behave more sustainably People will pursue sustainability if Attitude they have a positive evaluation about it Norms they think their peers would support them Control