URBAN REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY PLANNING

Choose the correct Answer

1. What is the ultimate aim of urban community planning?

A. To make cities more unlivable

B. To prioritize the needs of developers over residents

C. To create livable, sustainable, and equitable communities that meets the needs of residents

D. To disregard the impact of development on the environment

2. Which of the following best defines urban renewal?

A. Revitalizing a community through economic development initiatives

B. Developing new housing units in a community

C. Rehabilitating existing housing stock in a community

D. Demolishing and redeveloping blighted areas in a community

3. Which of the following is not among the peculiar features of Urban Revitalization that distinguishes it
from earlier interventions (Urban Renewal and Neighborhood Rehabilitation)?

A. It is a comprehensive intervention of urban decline addressing physical/environmental, economic

and social issues.

B. It is an integrative approach employing legal, institutional and financial instruments

C. It is a development process which takes place with maximum social costs in terms of displacement,
deprivation and social exclusion

D. It is sustainable and long-sighted development process

4. Economic shifts can contribute to urban decline through:

A. Loss of manufacturing jobs and working class

B. Growth of low-wage service sector jobs

C. Increased income inequality in cities

D. All of the above

5. What is the purpose of monitoring and evaluating progress in urban regeneration/revitalization
projects?

A. To develop performance indicators

B. To track progress towards the goals and objectives of the project

C. To identify potential challenges and risks

D. To involve community members in the implementation of the project

6. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of economic decline in urban areas?

A. Lower tax revenues

B. Decreased investment

C. Higher property values

D. Higher unemployment rates

7. Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to urban decline?

A. Suburbanization

B. Increased investment

C. Deindustrialization

D. Aging infrastructure

8. Which of the following is a potential strategy for arresting urban decline or revitalizing degenerated
urban areas?

A) Ignoring the needs and concerns of local residents

B) Decreasing investment in public services

C) Encouraging private developers to take over redevelopment projects

D) Increasing community participation and engagement in the revitalization process

9. Which of the following factors can be attributed to a practical challenge of urban revitalization in the
context of Ethiopia?

A) A lack of community participation and engagement

B) A lack of access to funding and resources

C) A lack of available land for redevelopment

D) A lack of skilled urban planners and professionals

10. Which of the following is not true about Urban Upgrading?

A. It involves clearance and redevelopment.

B. It implies the provision of a package of basic services to improve the wellbeing of the community

C. It involves legalizing and regularizing the properties in situation of insecure tenure.

D. It is the start for the community to becoming a recognized citizen

11. Which of the following programs seeks to bring about a lasting improvement in economic, social,
physical and environmental condition of an area that has undergone a prolonged degeneration?

A. Urban Revitalization

B. Urban Upgrading

C. Urban Renewal

D. Urban Rehabilitation

12. Actions in the renewal programs during the 1930s, 40s and 50s in USA and Great Britain focused
mainly on:

A. Physical improvements with little regard for addressing economic and social degeneration of the
areas.

B. Physical, Social and Economic regeneration of the area

C. Sustainable development

D. None of the above

13 . Which of the following is a basic methodology used in urban revitalization planning?

A. Increasing pollution levels in the area

B. Reducing public transportation options

 C. Encouraging community participation and engagement

D. Ignoring the needs and concerns of local residents

14. Which of the following is a strategy for arresting urban decline or revitalizing degenerated urban
areas?

A. Focusing solely on economic development

B. Ignoring the needs of existing residents

C. Encouraging gentrification

D. Engaging in community-based planning and development

15. Which of the following is a key component of a community-based revitalization plan for a specific
neighborhood?

A. Ignoring the input of local residents

B. Focusing solely on economic development

C. Addressing the needs of existing residents

D. All of the above

16. Which of the following is an inappropriate strategy for arresting urban decline?

A. Economic development programs

B. Infrastructure upgrades

C. Improving public safety

D. Population controls