Urban Planning Vocab Review Quiz

What is urban planning?

• The design and organization of urban areas

• The process of designing cities to be prepared for natural disasters

• A type of architecture that focuses on providing housing to underserved populations

• The study of how and why cities grow

What are suburbs?

• Areas outside the main city that are low density and car dependent

• When a landowner must be compensated for property taken for public use

• Urban maps color coded to indicate high risk neighborhoods

• The process of clearing away blighted areas for new construction

What is redlining?

• The process of designing cities to be prepared for natural disasters

• Areas outside the main city that are low density and car dependent

• Urban maps color coded to indicate high risk neighborhoods

• When a landowner must be compensated for property taken for public use

What is urban renewal?

• When a landowner must be compensated for property taken for public use

• The process of designing cities to be prepared for natural disasters

• Areas outside the main city that are low density and car dependent

• The process of clearing away blighted areas for new construction

What is eminent domain?

• When a landowner must be compensated for property taken for public use

• Urban maps color coded to indicate high risk neighborhoods

• Areas outside the main city that are low density and car dependent

• The process of designing cities to be prepared for natural disasters

What is zoning?

• The process of designing cities to be prepared for natural disasters

• Designating where different land uses can take place

• The design and organization of urban areas

• A type of architecture that focuses on providing housing to underserved populations

What is resilience planning?

• Areas outside the main city that are low density and car dependent

• Urban maps color coded to indicate high risk neighborhoods

• The design and organization of urban areas

• The process of designing cities to be prepared for natural disasters

What is community engagement?

• The process of involving citizens in a project or decision-making process

• A type of architecture that focuses on providing housing to underserved populations

• The process of designing cities to be prepared for natural disasters

• The study of how and why cities grow

What is humanitarian architecture?

• A type of architecture that focuses on providing housing to underserved populations

• Urban maps color coded to indicate high risk neighborhoods

• Areas outside the main city that are low density and car dependent

• The process of designing cities to be prepared for natural disasters

What is the urban heat-island effect?

• The process of designing cities to be prepared for natural disasters

• Areas outside the main city that are low density and car dependent

• The phenomenon of cities being warmer than surrounding rural areas

• The design and organization of urban areas