LAF Summit on Grounding the Green New Deal: Part 2 (Implementation)

Proof of Competency Quiz for 1.5 CEU (HSW)

Thank you for viewing the Landscape Architecture Foundation's "Grounding the Green New Deal: A Summit on Design, Advocacy, and Policy" Part 2 (Implementation).

In order to receive 1.5 Professional Development Hour (HSW) through the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES), please complete the following quiz and and score 75% or higher. Those who do not achieve the required score may re-take the quiz. Confirmation and certificates will be emailed within 2 weeks of passing the quiz.

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* 1. According to Kate Orff when discussing the time scale of transformational projects, ten years of time is ________in the built environment:

a. Plenty of time

b. Nothing

c. The amount of time needed to achieve permitting for a complex project

d. Never enough

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* 2. According to Kate Orff, what do projects with long time scales require?

a. Decades of hard work by many

b. Alignment of federal, state, and local actors as well as alignment of funding and advocacy

c. Confronting many hurdles, hours of work, and long approvals processes

d. All of the above

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* 3. Alexa Bush: According to Alexa, how can designers be more active at a local level?

a. Respond to every RFP

b. Attend city council meetings

c. Build familiarity with local policies and understand how cities use funding

d. Designers should focus on the national level, not local

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* 4. Kevin Bush: According to Kevin, what is an example of knitting together local and federal dollars to make projects happen?

a. Consider how to build out cities completely

b. Identify already partially funded projects and add more funding to address climate goals

c. Find ways to fund projects through private donations

d. Encourage communities to solicit funding from the federal government

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* 5. Kevin Bush: Up to how much can urban heat island effect vary between different areas in the District of Columbia?

a. As much as 5 degrees F

b. As much as 10 degrees F

c. As much as 21 degrees F

d. As much as 30 degrees F

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* 6. Kevin Bush: According to Kevin, the design disciplines should identify projects that are currently moving and learn how to join them to get outcomes desired.

True

False

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* 7. Alexa Bush: According to Alexa, what is one of the strengths of designers and landscape architects working in government?

a. Systems thinking and knowledge of collaborators and partners

b. Serving as specialists

c. Knowledge of permitting processes

d. Ability to work independently

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* 8. Jess Zimbabwe: According to Jess, designers should learn to speak other peoples’ languages and understand how they frame problems.

True

False

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* 9. Mitchell Silver: According to Mitchell, what does the term “equity” mean?

a. Value of different perspectives

b. Fairness

c. Feeling welcome

d. Removing barriers

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* 10. Mitchell Silver: How many projects did Mitchell and his team complete over 7 years in New York City?

a. Over 100

b. Over 200

c. Over 350

d. Over 850

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* 11. Kevin Bush: What does Kevin observe about funding resilient infrastructure projects?

a. Often a project won’t be funded by just one grant; multiple sources of funding are usually needed

b. Coalition building and finding sources of funding takes time and money

c. Funding for projects that address flooding is best pursued through non-governmental funders

d. A & B

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* 12. Alexa Bush: According to Alexa, designers should have an understanding of the systems of power and how decisionmaking happens in their city/local area.

True

False

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