AICP American Institute of Certified Planners Exam Questions and Answers

You are the planning director in a small town. Your husband runs the local country club and is applying for construction of a new swimming pool. This application will be reviewed by the planning commission for approval. Often, planners who are faced with this type of dilemma:

Which of the following is not part of the AICP Code of Ethics?

Which method uses a larger geographic area to interpolate a smaller geographic area’s population?

Who is known for Management by Objective (MBO)?

What are LULU’s?

Krumholz’s as Planning Director for the City of Cleveland utilized?

How many acres are in one hectacre?

Which of the following cities was the first garden city in the United States?

Which best describes Urban Service Areas?

Where was the first department store located?

What is the mean of the following numbers: 4, 6, 10, 12?

What economic analysis is being referenced in question 55?

What did Jane Jacobs write?

What year was the standard city planning enabling act?

Scenario

In one area of your community the population consists largely of relatively recent immigrants to this country. Population density in the entire community has risen, and the planning department is under pressure from some members of the community to reduce density. In response to this pressure, a regulation to prevent subdividing existing residences into apartments is currently under consideration. You hold a community meeting to discuss the proposed regulation, and it is denounced as being discriminatory to the generally low-income, immigrant population who rent units in subdivided buildings. What might you do?

What concept is Ebenezer Howard Associated with?

Which Housing Act allowed for Section 701 funds (funds to be used for comprehensive planning for communities less than 25,000)?