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Functional Areas of Practice Flashcards

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  1. A planner developing a watershed protection ordinance is primarily working in which functional area?

    Answer: Water resources planning

    Water resources planning addresses watershed protection, stormwater management, and water supply and quality issues.

  2. Which functional area encompasses conducting community needs assessments and allocating CDBG funds?

    Answer: Community development planning

    Community development planning includes needs assessments and administration of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.

  3. Level of service (LOS) standards for roads and intersections are a primary analytical tool in which planning area?

    Answer: Transportation planning

    Transportation planning uses LOS standards to evaluate roadway and intersection capacity relative to traffic demand.

  4. A planner tasked with updating a local government's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is working in which functional area?

    Answer: Infrastructure and capital planning

    Infrastructure and capital planning includes CIP development, which schedules and funds major public capital expenditures over a multi-year horizon.

  5. Urban heat island mitigation strategies such as green roofs and urban forestry programs fall under which functional area?

    Answer: Sustainability and resilience planning

    Sustainability and resilience planning addresses urban heat islands through green infrastructure, energy efficiency, and climate adaptation strategies.

  6. Which functional area focuses on planning for the aging population's housing, mobility, and service needs?

    Answer: Health and human services planning

    Health and human services planning addresses the needs of vulnerable populations including seniors, focusing on accessible housing, transportation, and services.

  7. A planner working on a Specific Plan for a mixed-use transit village is primarily engaged in which functional areas?

    Answer: Land use and transportation planning

    A transit village Specific Plan integrates land use and transportation planning to create walkable, transit-accessible mixed-use development.