FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
TERMS:
HYDROLOGY AQUIFER VS WATERTABLE
LAND SUBSIDENCE CATCH BASINS
WATERSHED RAINFALL INTENSITY
SOLUABLE OR INSOLUABLE PERVIOUS OR IMPERVIOUS
EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOFS INTENSIVE GREEN ROOFS
BIOSWALES MONKEY CHEEK PROJECTS
PRUITT IGOE BROADACRE CITY
SAMUEL MOCKBEE, RURAL STUDIO PLAN VOISIN
CODI |COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
BANG BUA ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY
CAMERON SINCLAIR TEDDY CRUZ
POLITICAL EQUATOR URBAN THINK-TANK
METROCABLE VERTICAL GYM
OPEN SOURCE BARON VON HAUSSMAN
ROBERT MOSES CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER
OREGON EXPERIMENT PATTERN LANGUAGE
SHERRY ARNSTEIN LADDER OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
PAUL DAVIDOFF ADVOCACY PLANNING
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING OPEN RECORDS/SUNSHINE LAWS
LAND TENURE ACTIVIST PRACTICE
ROBERTA FELDMAN DEGW
CYCLOGRAM EDWARD R. TUFTE
ENVISIONING INFORMATION VISUAL EXPLANATIONS
NOLLI PLAN OF ROME FIGURE GROUND
NOLLI PLAN OF ROME FIGURE GROUND
ESSAY QUESTIONS: For the final exam, you will be required on write about one or more of the following questions.
Why is urban runoff a problem in many cities? Describe at least three urban runoff best management practices.
According to Urban Think Tank, what are some of the ‘myths’ about marginality and informal settlements? Do you agree or disagree/why?
Explain the process of participatory budgeting, how it came about and how it has been used successfully.
How did the Oregon Experiment and Pattern Language revolutionize public involvement in architecture and design?
John Maeda's Law 10: "Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful." Explain.
