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As the manager of the long-range planning division of a community in
Maryland you have been asked to organize the citizen participation
process for a comprehensive plan update. Which of the following
would be most effective to kick off the process?
a. Focus Groups
b. Public Hearing
c. Open House
d. Town Hall Meeting - Town Hall Meeting - because you can get everyone together, kick something off
and get the conversation started in a cohesive way.
As a planner you have been working hard to try to resolve a conflict over
development along a local river. The environmentalists want to stop all
development, while the property owners want to be able to build whatever
they would like. Local officials are concerned about water quality and the
tax base. Which of the following would be most appropriate to use?
a. Conflict Resolution
b. Consensus Building
c. Coalition Building
d. Town Hall Meeting - Consensus Building - because you have multiple parties with varying goals
Neighborhood advocates in a low-income economically depressed
neighborhood have come to you as the planning director in a Florida city.
They want you advice on organizing their community to support the
expansion of a light rail line into their neighborhood. Which of the following
would you advise?
a. Coalition building
b. Public Hearing
,c. Open House
d. Visual Preference Survey - Coalition building - to organize people to build agreement
The Mayor's Office has requested that you conduct a citizen survey to determine satisfaction with city
services. You are evaluating whether to use a mail or phone survey. Thinking about telephone surveys,
which of the following is the most important negative of using telephone surveys?
A. They are expensive
B. They may not reach a representative sample
C. They are time consuming
D. It may be difficult to find people to conduct the survey - B. They may not reach a representative
sample
Telephone surveys can result in an unrepresentative sample. This is due to a number of factors including
the lack of a home telephone (for example cell phone only or no phone at all), the use of caller ID to
screen calls, unlisted phone numbers, and no one home at the time of the call. Labor, expense, and time
are all factors, but the best choice is an unrepresentative sample.
As the planning director for a large city with a struggling downtown, you have decided to undertake a
SmartCode planning process. Which of the following public participation tools would be the most
appropriate?
A. Hold a public hearing
B. Host a design charrette
C. Create a downtown newsletter
D. Organize a stakeholder meeting - B. Host a design charrette
As part of the SmartCode procedures, a design charrette is held to determine the pedestrian sheds,
transects, and design guidelines for the planning area. Other techniques could be useful, but the
charrette is essential as part of the SmartCode process.
You are a planner in California working on an integrated regional water management plan. Priorities
include maintaining and restoring water quality, the quantity of water available for people and the
environment, and environmental quality. You have developed the public participation plan. Which of
the following outreach strategies would be best for communities possibly affected by environmental
justice issues?
,I. Build a list of contacts for these communities
II. Work with public agencies and non-profit staff to facilitate outreach efforts
III. Identify water agencies, irrigation districts in rural areas
IV. Place information, documents and other materials in local libraries
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I, II, III only
D. I, II, III and IV - All of these items should be a component of a public outreach strategy intended to
reach into communities that could be affected by environmental justice issues.
The correct answer is: I, II, III and IV
As a federal planner with the Department of Defense, you are responsible for an environmental
restoration project at a military base. You are developing a public participation plan for engaging the
base and stakeholders in the community the base is located in. Which of the following should be
principals guiding public participation?
I. Strive to create a process in which communities and federal agencies are seen as partners in the
dialogue on cleanup issues
II. Develop linkages among communities and public stakeholders, to share information about how
priorities are being set and decisions will be made
III. Produce results that restore the environment, while maintaining local community needs
IV. Provide access to resources, information, and training, so that all stakeholders are able to participate
in decision-making
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I, II, and III only
, D. I, II, III, and IV - The US EPA defines environmental justice as the "fair treatment and meaningful
involvement of all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, income, or education level with respect
to development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies." In
1992, the Federal Facilities Environmental Restoration Dialogue Committee offered these four
guidelines for stakeholder involvement in federal facility cleanup activities.
The correct answer is: I, II, III, and IV
As the planner responsible for a neighborhood planning process you have undertaken a participatory
process that allows the participants to assess project alternatives by weighing the alternatives according
to a group of citizen goals. This is known as a:
A. Delphi Technique
B. Planning Cell
C. Charrette
D. Coffee Klatch - A planning cell allows citizens to learn about, assess and choose between multiple
alternatives. Planning cells is a method for deliberation developed by Dr. Dienel, and is designed to be a
"micro-parliament." In a planning cell, approximately twenty five people from various backgrounds work
together to develop a set of solutions to a problem delegated to the participants by a commissioning
body.
The correct answer is: Planning Cell
You are working on a regional visioning process focused on economic, social, environmental and growth
issues that represents the values of the region. You want to ensure broad public participation to make
sure the region's values are captured. Which of the following would be the best approach to gain public
participation?
A. Host community forums in eight subregions inviting community members to share their values for the
region.
B. Host a regional roundtable inviting public officials from across the region to come together to share
their values and priorities.
C. Host a vision fair where you invite the public to come together to prioritize goals.
D. Invite region residents to participate in a survey they provides three separate scenarios of regional
values to identify which one best resonates with the public. - Hosting community forums throughout the
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