Question 1

Government planning of new towns is absent for the most part in

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain. 
B)  United States. 
C)  France. 
D)  Brazil. 
A)  Britain. 
B)  United States. 
C)  France. 
D)  Brazil.

Question 2

Early planning efforts were directed at

Accepted Answer

A)  removing those in power. 
B)  conserving natural resources. 
C)  reflecting cultural values. 
D)  neglecting specific problems. 
A)  removing those in power. 
B)  conserving natural resources. 
C)  reflecting cultural values. 
D)  neglecting specific problems.

Question 3

French new towns were designed as "bedroom communities."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the principal challenge of rebuilding the city of New Orleans is to avoid piecemeal efforts and to overcome the segregation and poverty problems that existed previously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The largest planned community in North America is Irvine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is true about city planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changing a city's physical form automatically reshapes social life. 
B)  Planners should be allowed to control all aspects of how cities are built. 
C)  Planning does not take place within a framework of political realities. 
D)  The goals of the planning experiments of the last century have not been met. 
A)  Changing a city's physical form automatically reshapes social life. 
B)  Planners should be allowed to control all aspects of how cities are built. 
C)  Planning does not take place within a framework of political realities. 
D)  The goals of the planning experiments of the last century have not been met.

Question 7

Celebration, Florida, is notable for

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A)  homes that re-create the pre-World War II small town. 
B)  mostly expensive housing, few low-cost homes. 
C)  a model school financed by Universal Studios. 
D)  little economic growth compared to neighboring cities. 
A)  homes that re-create the pre-World War II small town. 
B)  mostly expensive housing, few low-cost homes. 
C)  a model school financed by Universal Studios. 
D)  little economic growth compared to neighboring cities.

Question 8

The utopian visionaries are characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  high-population densities. 
B)  financial certainty. 
C)  sociological naiveté. 
D)  fluidity in their visions. 
A)  high-population densities. 
B)  financial certainty. 
C)  sociological naiveté. 
D)  fluidity in their visions.

Question 9

The new town in the United States that has been most successful in creating racial and social class integration is

Accepted Answer

A)  Reston, Virginia. 
B)  Radburn, New Jersey. 
C)  Columbia, Maryland. 
D)  Irvine, California. 
A)  Reston, Virginia. 
B)  Radburn, New Jersey. 
C)  Columbia, Maryland. 
D)  Irvine, California.

Question 10

City planning in the industrial era was driven primarily by

Accepted Answer

A)  profit. 
B)  tradition. 
C)  politics. 
D)  a concern for the masses. 
A)  profit. 
B)  tradition. 
C)  politics. 
D)  a concern for the masses.

Question 11

Urban planning began with Ebenezer Howard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Ebenezer Howard sought a marriage of town and country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Government planning of new towns is absent for the most part in

Early planning efforts were directed at

French new towns were designed as "bedroom communities."

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the principal challenge of rebuilding the city of New Orleans is to avoid piecemeal efforts and to overcome the segregation and poverty problems that existed previously.

The largest planned community in North America is Irvine.

Which of the following is true about city planning?

Celebration, Florida, is notable for

The utopian visionaries are characterized by

The new town in the United States that has been most successful in creating racial and social class integration is

City planning in the industrial era was driven primarily by

Urban planning began with Ebenezer Howard.

Ebenezer Howard sought a marriage of town and country.

Exploring the City

Evolution of the Worlds Cities

Development of North American Cities

Urban Sociology: Classic and Modern Statements

Spatial Perspectives: Making Sense of Space

Critical Urban Sociology: the City and Capitalism

The Context of Cities

Comparative Urbanism: the City and Culture

Stratification and Social Class: Urban and Suburban Lifestyles

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Urban Diversity

Housing, Education, Crime: Confronting Urban Problems

Global Urbanization

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Exam 14: Urban Planning: Past, Present and Future

Government planning of new towns is absent for the most part in

Early planning efforts were directed at

French new towns were designed as "bedroom communities."

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the principal challenge of rebuilding the city of New Orleans is to avoid piecemeal efforts and to overcome the segregation and poverty problems that existed previously.

The largest planned community in North America is Irvine.

Which of the following is true about city planning?

Celebration, Florida, is notable for

The utopian visionaries are characterized by

The new town in the United States that has been most successful in creating racial and social class integration is

City planning in the industrial era was driven primarily by

Urban planning began with Ebenezer Howard.

Ebenezer Howard sought a marriage of town and country.

Exploring the City

Evolution of the Worlds Cities

Development of North American Cities

Urban Sociology: Classic and Modern Statements

Spatial Perspectives: Making Sense of Space

Critical Urban Sociology: the City and Capitalism

The Context of Cities

Comparative Urbanism: the City and Culture

Stratification and Social Class: Urban and Suburban Lifestyles

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Urban Diversity

Housing, Education, Crime: Confronting Urban Problems

Global Urbanization

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