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WorksheetsUrban Planning Vocab Review Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
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
What is urbanization?
The study of how and why cities grow
The process of designing cities to be prepared for natural disasters
A type of architecture that focuses on providing housing to underserved populations
The design and organization of urban areas
What is a grid-like area?
Urban maps color coded to indicate high risk neighborhoods
Areas outside the main city that are low density and car dependent
An area consisting of regularly spaced squares or rectangles
The process of designing cities to be prepared for natural disasters
