Deck 4: Planning and Sustainability

Question 1

The most commonly used definition of sustainability can be found in the World Commission on Environment and Development's Brundtland Commission.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The US Environmental Protection Agency was established under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The US Green Building Council developed the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Agenda 21, a global action agenda on how to achieve global sustainable development, was created at the 1983 World Commission on Environment and Development in Stockholm.

Question 5

The book, The Population Bomb, was written by:

A) Meadows
B) Carson
C) Ehrlich
D) Jacobs
E) None of the Above

Question 6

Earth Day, a day to inform and educate residents on the values of the natural environment was created in:

A) 1952
B) 1962
C) 1970
D) 1980
E) None of the Above

Question 7

The US Environmental Protection Agency was established in:

A) 1965
B) 1975
C) 1985
D) 1980
E) None of the Above

Question 8

Communities can use LEED standards to determine how "green" which of the following structures are built:

A) individual homes
B) local government buildings
C) commercial buildings
D) all of the above (a,b,c)
E) None of the Above

Question 9

The noted "P-Patch" community garden program can be found in which of the following cities:

A) Portland
B) Passaic
C) Seattle
D) San Diego
E) None of the Above