Test Bank 11th Edition Toward The Urban Future Chapter.17 - Urban World 11e | Practice Test Bank Palen by J. John Palen. DOCX document preview.
Multiple Choice:
1. The quotation, “We will ever strive for the ideals and sacred things of the city, both alone and with many; we will unceasingly seek to quicken the sense of public duty…” is taken from __________.
a. the oath of the Athenian city-state
b. the New York Police Department, Police Officer’s Code
c. Buckminster Fuller’s The Radiant City
d. Le Corbusier’s The Living City
2. The American urban pattern following World War II was __________.
a. centralization
b. de-concentration
c. concentration
d. stratification
3. In the United States, which of the following has fostered the deindustrialization of central cities?
a. central city decay
b. poor planning by federal, state and local governments
c. changed transportation and communication technologies
d. a decline in the available work force
4. According to the text, the “death of the city” prophesies of the 1970s and 1980s for U.S. cities __________.
a. will become true in the 21st century
b. were largely accurate as exurbs have become the seats of power
c. are still viable and should be taken seriously
d. generally have proven false as many cities have demonstrated prosperity
5. The federal government, during the Trump administration, __________.
a. has been withdrawing urban funding
b. has maintained its funding for urban programs
c. significantly increased its contributions to cities
d. put urban funding on the national agenda as a top priority
6. The Trump administration__________.
a. advocated significant funding for U.S. cities
b. advocated slight increases in funding for U.S. Cities
c. did not ever mention U.S. cities
d. advocated the total elimination of all federal funding for U.S. cities
7. According to the text, federal policies __________.
a. have consistently helped U.S. cities and are responsible for their vigor
b. have sometimes caused problems for cities
c. have had no impact on U.S. cities what-so-ever
d. must be drafted to protect cities or they will decline even further
8. According to the text, over the years the federal governments urban policies have directed money toward __________.
a. institutions
b. people
c. places
d. industry
9. Over the next decade central city populations in large cities in the United States will probably __________.
a. increase slightly
b. increase sharply
c. decrease sharply
d. increase except in the Sun Belt
10. During the last decade the populations of central cities generally has __________.
a. increased tremendously
b. shown some growth
c. decreased sharply
d. decreased tremendously
11. Political reapportionment based on the last four censuses has resulted in what region losing seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
a. South
b. Northeast and Midwest
c. Southwest
d. Pacific
12. Migration in North America today primarily is from __________.
a. countryside to city
b. central city to central city
c. city to countryside
d. suburb to suburb
13. During the next decade population can be expected to increase most substantially in __________.
a. Texas
b. Illinois
c. Michigan
d. Connecticut
14. According to the text data since the Great Recession shows millennials more interested in __________.
a. outer suburbs
b. exurbs
c. rurban areas
d. central cities
15. Continued suburban and exurban sprawl has been slowed by __________.
a. government policy
b. local planning programs
c. high transportation and housing costs
d. racial unrest
16. According to the text, __________ are the most likely to want to live in central cities rather than suburban places.
a. young urban professionals
b. young families with children
c. the very elderly
d. Asian Americans
17. Which of the following strategies for urban planning and problem solving reflects the philosophy that the system, itself, needs some modifications?
a. reform
b. radical
c. Marxist
d. conventional
18. Which one of the following is NOT a social planning approach?
a. conventional approach
b. neo-classical approach
c. reformist approach
d. radical approach
19. According to the text, the strategy for urban planning and problem solving, which suggests that problems can be solved by adopting better leadership and administrators, is referred to as __________.
a. conventional
b. reformist
c. radical
d. Marxist
21. According to the text, one point upon which most urbanists agree is that the core problems facing urban areas are __________.
a. largely technical in nature
b. social problems that require social solutions
c. resolvable largely with good will
d. solvable with advances in technology
22. The vision of an urban utopia, called “Broadacre City” that has no large buildings was proposed by __________.
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Buckminster Fuller
c. Le Corbusier
d. Constantinos A. Doxiadis
23. Millennials are most oriented toward __________.
a. new outer suburbs
b. older suburbs
c. central-city neighborhoods
d. rural locations
24. “Radiant City” with large blocks of high-rises was designed by __________.
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Buckminster Fuller
c. Le Corbusier
d. Constantinos A. Doxiadis
25. Which version of urban utopia proposed cities where each inhabitant would be allotted at least one acre of land to farm?
a. Radiant City
b. Broadacre City
c. Arcology
d. Acrosanti
26. New world class cities of the future are now being constructed in
a. the Persian Gulf States
b. Western Europe
c. Africa
d. Latin America
27. The tallest building in the world is found in __________.
a. Beijing
b. London
c. Dubai
d. New York
28. Which of the following is a planned capitol city ?
a. Canberra, Australia
b. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
c. Las Vegas, Nevada
d. Portland, Oregon
29. Brasilia was designed to resemble the shape of a(n) __________.
a. ship
b. car
c. airplane
d. train
30. Which of the following is true about Brasilia?
a. It is warm, livable and inviting in appearance.
b. Due to its design, traffic congestion is kept to a minimum.
c. It is free of any slum settlements.
d. Without any rivers or springs to feed it, it has a serious water problem.
31. Which visionary designer suggested the idea of doing away with such urban necessities as water mains and sewers by utilizing recycling packs that people would wear on their backs like astronauts’ life-support systems?
a. Paolo Soleri
b. Buckminster Fuller
c. Le Corbusier
d. Constantinos A. Doxiadis
32. A new city of the future powered by sun and wind is currently being planned by
a. Saudi Arabia
b. Russia
c. England
d. United States
33. Regarding many planned utopias, the text concludes that __________.
a. they frequently appear sterile and lifeless, may be nice places to visit, but are less suited to continuous habitation
b. utopian planners should be the last people we allow to have anything to do with planning our cities
c. they are a definite possibility for our urban future
d. they are really the only way that the urban future should be addressed
34. According to the text several new world class cities are being built __________.
a. in Europe
b. in the U.S.
c. in the Arab Persian Gulf
d. in Africa
35. Which of the following is true of Las Vegas?
a. It pretty well fits the model for post-war “cities of the future”.
b. It had the fastest U.S. growth rate before the Great Recession.
c. It grew organically from its surrounding environment.
d. It is considered to be architecturally “authentic”.
36. The text concludes that when planning for city dwellers, the challenge is __________.
a. to come up with the most innovative ideas
b. to try to please everyone at the same time
c. not to let our imaginations enter into the process
d. to find the balance between speculative fancy and unimaginative extensions of the past.
37. The shared bike plans that are now found in many cities were first proposed
a. in federal legislation
b. by Chicago in the 1990s
c. in earlier editions of The Urban World
d. by New York traffic managers
38. The American metro areas are where __________.
a. effective new programs are being developed by governments and businesses
b. there is little interest in new approaches
c. government is likely to be changed to a two-tier system
d. movement is toward one metropolitan-area government
39. Metropolitan-area government is found in __________.
a. New York City
b. Chicago, Illinois
c. Nashville, Tennessee
d. San Francisco, California
40. According to the text, Portland, Oregon is an example of __________.
a. the problems associated with “pie in the sky” planning
b. a city that is beyond all help from planning
c. a traditional city that needs no planning
d. a success story using “smart growth”
41. Which of the following is a trend predicted by 50 urban planners and historians in the U.S.?
a. The disparity of wealth between the central city and suburbs will increase.
b. Suburbs will lose their political majority as more immigrants move into central cities.
c. Household size will increase.
d. Racial integration and diversity will decrease in the suburbs.
42. The text concludes with a(n) __________ view for the future of the city in the U.S.
a. pessimistic
b. neutral
c. optimistic
d. It doesn’t make any statement about its view on the future of U.S. cities.
True-False:
43. The 19th and early 20th centuries fostered a period of urban concentration.
a. T
b. F
44. Communication and transportation technologies continue to favor centralization of urban functions in the United States.
a. T
b. F
45. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania now is a city center with a service-based economy and no longer has any steel mills.
a. T
b. F
46. The Los Angeles School of urban theory argues that Southern California is a unique case.
a. T
b. F
47. Changed transportation and communication technologies have reduced the necessity to locate factories in urban centers.
a. T
b. F
48. The state of North Carolina has a policy of concentrated economic activity.
a. T
b. F
49. Federal revenue sharing with cities was begun by President Nixon.
a. T
b. F
50. The “death of the city” forecasts have accurately predicted the continued decline of large city populations.
a. T
b. F
51. The Trump administration had no interest in funding urban programs.
a. T
b. F
52. President Trump was the first president in 20 years to put urban planning back on the national agenda.
a. T
b. F
53 The 1995 Republican “Contract for America” proposed the elimination of all federal aid to cities.
a. T
b. F
54. According to the text, federal policies have invariably fixed urban problems.
a. T
b. F
55. Federal transportation policies and federal tax policies have encouraged a middle-class exodus to the suburbs and housing sprawl.
a. T
b. F
56. Central-city populations generally can be expected to decrease sharply.
a. T
b. F
57. Some federal programs and policies designed from the 1950s to the 1970s had the goal of rebuilding the cities and slowing the middle-class exodus to the suburbs.
a. T
b. F
58. Migration in North America today is increasingly between one metropolitan area and another.
a. T
b. F
59. The most recent internal metropolitan area movement is into the central city.
a. T
b. F
60. Millennials prefer city living more than previous generaltions.
a. T
b. F
61. The text concludes that the only way to contain suburban sprawl is by government legislation and smart-growth planning.
a. T
b. F
62. Hispanic Americans increasingly live in suburban places.
a. T
b. F
63. According to the text, African American middle-class suburbanization is slowing down.
a. T
b. F
64. Asian Americans are more suburban than the white population.
a. T
b. F
65. The rate of Hispanic American suburbanization is declining.
a. T
b. F
66. Appointing new leadership to deal with the problem of suburban sprawl, without making any major changes to government policy, is regarded as a conventional approach to urban planning.
a. T
b. F
67. Most urbanists generally agree that the core problems of the city are physical problems (i.e., infrastructure) and, as such, can easily be solved.
a. T
b. F
68. Architect and planner, Frank Lloyd Wright proposed giving each urban family an acre of land and expected them to farm it.
a. T
b. F
69. Le Corbusier wrote a book entitled The Living City in which he recommended miniaturization and compactness as a design theme for cities.
a. T
b. F
70. The U.S. high-rise urban renewal buildings of the 1960s were influenced by Le Corbusier's vision of the city.
a. T
b. F
71. Brasilia, is a planned city designed from the plans of Constantinos Doxiadis.
a. T
b. F
72. Architect Paolo Soleri developed the concept of “archeology”, a compact, three-dimensional city.
a. T
b. F
73. Paolo Soleri has constructed a highly successful prototype of his planned city in Arizona.
a. T
b. F
74. Las Vegas before the Great Recession was the fastest growing large city in the United States.
a. T
b. F
75. Las Vegas is nearly a perfect example of the typical “post-war city ” model .
a. T
b. F
76. According to the text, one example of a “fanciful city of the future that already exists” is Las Vegas.
a. T
b. F
77. According to the text, Las Vegas grew organically from its environment.
a. T
b. F
78. According to the text, the challenge facing urban planners is finding the line between speculative fancy and unimaginative extensions of the past.
a. T
b. F
79. The text criticizes programs like the “borrow a bike” as “speculative fancy” and “unworkable”.
a. T
b. F
80. Today the most innovative approaches to metro area problems is coming from , metropolitan area governments and businesses.
a. T
b. F
81. There is wide public support today for single metropolitan-area governments.
a. T
b. F
82. Dade County, Florida is an example of a community that has one metropolitan-area government.
a. T
b. F
83. Portland, Oregon was designed with small square blocks of the type advocated by Jane Jacobs.
a. T
b. F
84. Portland Oregon is an example of the application of a “smart growth” policy that did not succeed.
a. T
b. F
85. According to the text, residents of Portland, Oregon possess a moral and civic culture that is deeply concerned with the common good and quality of life issues.
a. T
b. F
86. According to the text urban bike sharing and bike rental programs are rapidly increasing..
a. T
b. F
87. According to a prominent group of U.S. urban planners and historians, the suburban political majority will determine policy for the next 50 years.
a. T
b. F
88. According to a prominent group of U.S. urban planners and historians, the disparities of wealth are diminishing.
a. T
b. F
89. According to a prominent group of U.S. urban planners and historians, the suburbs will become increasingly integrated and diverse.
a. T
b. F
90. City bike sharing programs were proposed by Palen in earlier editions of The Urban World
a. T
b. F
91. Abu Dhabi plans to become the cultural center of the Middle East.
a. T
b. F
92. Chicago is currently encouraging green roofs on office buildings.
a. T
b. F
Short Answer (in addition to those found at the end of the chapter):
93. What are the expected patterns of urban growth and internal migration in the U.S. after the year 2015? What impact will this have on housing needs?
94. The text states, “Changed transportation and communication technologies have outmoded the necessity to locate factories in urban centers”. Explain this and give examples.
95. Explain the meaning of the “Oath of the Athenian city state.”
96. Discuss the question of planning for the future of metropolitan political systems. What are the alternatives? What policy, approach or scheme do you favor?
97. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of conventional, reformist and radical approaches to social planning. Which do you advocate and why?
98. Discuss the question of social planning and technology. What is the relative importance of technology versus social planning? Explain your view.
99. Some urban scholars state that present policies place the needs of places ahead of those of people. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
100. Discuss the federal government’s role in urban funding. What consequences can you foresee?
101. Discuss the changes in population distribution since the Great Recession. What are the effects of these new patterns?
102. What have been some of the visionary models of the city of the future? How do you see the city of the future?
103. From your reading, what do you see as the main problem facing metro areas? How is your metro area meeting this problem?
104. Livable cities often are the result not of grand schemes but of programs and policies of the middle range. Do you agree or not? Give examples to support your view.
105. Bike sharing schemes first proposed decades ago in The Urban World are now found in cities everywhere. What middle-range scheme(s) would you propose to improve urban life?