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Planning Authors
AICP Exam Prep HCC - Authors
Question | Answer |
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Who wrote "Ladder of Citizen Participation"? | Sherry Arnstein divided public participation and planning into 3 levels: non-participation, tokenism, and citizen power |
Who wrote "Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform"? | Ebenezer Howard Garden City - proposed self-sufficient, high-density communities surrounded by a greenbelt of open space |
Who wrote "The Death and Life of Great American Cities"? | Jane Jacobs critique of planning - discussed importance of design in terms of user orientation, mix of uses, safety, public sidewalk life |
Who wrote "The Geography of Nowhere"? | Howard Kuntzler |
Who wrote "Image of the City"? | Kevin Lynch defines basic elements of city's "imageability" - network of paths, edges, districts, nodes, and landmarks contribute to the image of a city |
Who contributed to the "Plan for New York and Its Environs"? | Clarence Perry neighborhood unit concept - neighborhoods should be based on a distance people can comfortably walk - population of 6,000 |
Who wrote "How the Other Half Lives"? | Jacob Riis stimulus for housing reform |
Who wrote "Broadacre City: A New Community Plan"? | Frank Lloyd Wright each home situated on at least an acre of land and someone in each home owned a car |
Who wrote "Rules for Radicals"? | Saul Alinsky advocacy planning - organizers and neighborhood groups should solve community problems through grassroots organizing and political activism |
Who came up with New Urbanism? | Andres Duany higher density with mix of housing types and commercial development so people can use alternate transportation modes Example: Seaside, FL |
Who wrote "The Urban General Plan"? | T.J. Kent planning textbook on history, purpose, scope, and use of comprehensive plans |
Who is Frederick Law Olmstead, Sr.? | He designed Central Park. Designed Riverside, IL - 1st planned suburban community stressing rural amenities - Garden suburb of Chicago |
Who is Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr.? | He designed Forest Hill Gardens in Long Island, NY. He was the 1st president of the American City Planning Institute |