Deck 14: Urban Planning: Past, Present and Future

Question 1

Which of the following is true about city planning?

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.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The utopian visionaries are characterized by

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

City planning in the industrial era was driven primarily by

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

Answer 3

A

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

Brasilia is a model city in Latin America.

Question 6

The sociological concept of a deals with the large-scale, holistic planning of a mixed-use, self-sufficient community.

A) greenway
B) communal city
C) new town
D) housing community

Question 7

are environments where children explore their neighborhood and learn the rules of urban social life.

A) Gardens
B) Sidewalks
C) Driveways
D) Yards

Question 8

Toronto, Ontario, is notable for

A) inefficient metropolitan planning.
B) colonial planning phases.
C) its millennium "Official Plan."
D) effective environmental policies.

Question 9

Urban planning began with Ebenezer Howard.

Question 10

Early British new towns were antigrowth.

Question 11

The utopian planner most associated with "arcologies" is

A) Howard.
B) Le Corbusier.
C) Soleri.
D) Wright.

Question 12

Ebenezer Howard believed the city lacked

A) opportunity.
B) entertainment.
C) a sense of freedom.
D) diversity.

Question 13

In Canberra, Australia, all business is centrally located for reasons of transportation efficiency.

Question 14

In Frank Lloyd Wright's ideal world,

A) homes could be constructed in an organic way.
B) virtually equal densities would be found throughout the city.
C) cars would be abolished.
D) a minimal amount of land would be used.

Question 15

Celebration, Florida, is notable for

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 16

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

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

Question 17

Ebenezer Howard sought a marriage of town and country.

Question 18

Early planning efforts were directed at

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

Question 19

French new towns were designed as "bedroom communities."

Question 20

New towns have been criticized for being

A) too large.
B) too flexible
C) too low density.
D) too high density

Question 21

Essentially, Toronto functions as a single-tiered government.

Question 22

Soleri continued to develop Wright's Broadacre City utopia.

Question 23

The largest planned community in North America is Irvine.

Question 24

Jane Jacobs argues for large-scale citywide planning to improve a city's diversity.

Question 25

Le Corbusier sought to build tall skyscrapers surrounded by huge open spaces.

Question 26

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.

Question 27

The area that was to become the city of Toronto was first established as a trading post in the 17th century.