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  1. In what year was the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) established?

    Answer: 1967

    AICP was established in 1967 as the professional certification division of the American Planning Association.

  2. Which federal act significantly shaped modern land use planning by requiring environmental impact assessments?

    Answer: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

    NEPA (1969) requires federal agencies to prepare environmental impact statements for major federal actions affecting the environment.

  3. What does the term 'exaction' refer to in planning law?

    Answer: A condition imposed on a developer to provide public facilities or pay fees as a condition of approval

    An exaction is a requirement that a developer provide public improvements or pay fees in lieu of them as a condition of development approval.

  4. Which U.S. Supreme Court case established the 'rough proportionality' standard for development exactions?

    Answer: Dolan v. City of Tigard (1994)

    Dolan v. City of Tigard (1994) established that exactions must have rough proportionality to the impacts of the proposed development.

  5. What planning concept refers to the maximum ratio of a building's total floor area to the area of the parcel on which it is built?

    Answer: Floor Area Ratio (FAR)

    Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is calculated by dividing the total building floor area by the gross area of the lot.

  6. Who is credited with coining the term 'urban renewal' as a national policy concept in the 1940s?

    Answer: Charles Abrams

    Charles Abrams, a housing expert and planner, helped popularize the term 'urban renewal' in discussions about revitalizing blighted city areas.

  7. What is the primary purpose of a 'transfer of development rights' (TDR) program?

    Answer: To shift development potential from a sending area (to be preserved) to a receiving area (for denser development)

    TDR programs protect land in sending zones by allowing landowners to sell their unused development potential to developers in designated receiving zones.