6.8 Urban Sustainability

What is the idea that a city can meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs in terms of economic, environmental and social impact?

• Urbanization

• Urban sustainability

• Subsistence urbanization

• Subsistence Agriculture

What is an example of a greenbelt?

• a row of houses that are painted green

• agricultural land just outside of a city designed to limit urban sprawl

• a walkway within a city that allows people to get places quickly

• a region dedicated to grain development

Which of the following is an example of a smart growth policy for urban development?

• An increase in the number of highway lanes for projected population growth

• A decrease in the number of parks to maximize zoning ordinance usage

• An increase in mixed land-use policies interspersing residential and commercial land use

• A decrease in the industrial sector of a city

Which of these best describes mixed-use development?

• Knocking an old building down to build a new one.

• Building on the edge of an urban area.

• Clearing a forest for farming.

• Store, office, & apartments in the same building.

Mixed-use development and pedestrian-friendly, more walkable design are design elements of...

• new urbanism

• urban growth boundaries

• leapfrog development

• redlining

urban communities where the planners have put into place smart growth initiatives to decrease the rate at which the city grows horizontally to avoid the adverse affects of sprawl

• urban planning

• suburbanization

• slow-growth cities

• incorporation