Part 3: Exam Topics Outline
3. EXAM TOPICS OUTLINE [note: major portion of exam guide]
Due to the size of this portion of the exam guide, we have put each section on its own page. Part I begins below:
I. Fundamental Planning Knowledge (25%) ~37-38 questionsII. Plan Making & Implementation (30%) ~ 45 questions
III. Areas of Practice (30%) ~45 questions
IV. Leadership, Administration & Management (5%) ~7-8 questions
V. AICP Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct (10%) ~15 questions
I. Fundamental Planning Knowledge [25%]
A. History of planning, planning movements, and influences on planning
B. Foundational legal principles and decisions
C. Theories of and about planning
D. Patterns of human settlement
E. Statutory basis of planning
F. General terminology, practices, and principles of related professions
G. Natural, social, and economic systems
H. Core values of planning
A. History of Planning, Planning Movements & Influences
IMPORTANT PLANNERS
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_planners
- http://www.apacolorado.org/sites/default/files/People.doc
APA NATIONAL PLANNING PIONEERS
15 URBANISTS WHO AFFECTED PLANNING
APA NATIONAL PLANNING LANDMARKS (1986-2012)
HISTORY TIMELINE OF PLANNING PROFESSION
- http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sdcamp/up540/timeline12.html
- http://faculty.wwu.edu/zaferan/index%20-%20timeline_us_planning_history%5B2%5D.pdf
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_planners
- http://www.wyopass.org/upload/file/planning_history_timeline_final.pdf
APA HISTORY
PLANNING HISTORY
- http://faculty.wwu.edu/zaferan/index%20-%20timeline_us_planning_history%5B2%5D.pdf
- http://apa-nc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pathways.pdf
- http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sdcamp/up540/timeline12.html
- http://www.apacolorado.org/sites/default/files/History_of_Planning.doc
- http://www.cooperwww.com/documents/WorkbookII.pdf
- http://www.cooperwww.com/documents/WorkbookI.pdf
- http://www.planning.org/library/greatbooks/
- https://planning-org-uploadedmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/legacy_resources/library/greatbooks/pdf/100greatplanningbooks.pdf (pdf of list)
- 1908 – 1919 http://www.planning.org/library/greatbooks/decade1.htm
- 1920 – 1929 http://www.planning.org/library/greatbooks/decade2.htm
- 1930 – 1939 http://www.planning.org/library/greatbooks/decade3.htm
- 1940 – 1949 http://www.planning.org/library/greatbooks/decade4.htm
- 1950 – 1959 http://www.planning.org/library/greatbooks/decade5.htm
- 1960 – 1969 http://www.planning.org/library/greatbooks/decade6.htm
- 1970 – 1979 http://www.planning.org/library/greatbooks/decade7.htm
- 1980 – 1989 http://www.planning.org/library/greatbooks/decade8.htm
- 1990 – 1999 http://www.planning.org/library/greatbooks/decade9.htm
- 2000 – 2009 http://www.planning.org/library/greatbooks/decade10.htm
https://www.completecommunitiesde.org/glossary-of-terms/
PLANNING MOVEMENTS
- Planning & Zoning Handbook (Chap. 2, p.5)
- http://www.studystack.com/studytable-25299
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_design
APA "Blue Book" Planning Movements (pp. 68-96)
Aristotle, Hippodamus & City Defense
Public Health Movement (Chap 2, p.5)
Settlement Movement (Jane Addams)
City Beautiful (Daniel Burnham)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Beautiful
- http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/CITYBEAUTIFUL/city.html
- http://dictionary.sensagent.com/city+beautiful/en-en/
City Efficient
- http://www.cityofbenson.com/vertical/sites/%7BF59197D1-30ED-49AE-8751-2EBA89C105BA%7D/uploads/pzhandbook_email.pdf (Chap. 2, page 5)
- http://georgiaplanning.org/presentations/AICP_exam_reviews/2012_AICP_Theory_History.pdf
City Humane (Chap. 2, page 5)
Regionalism, 1910 to 1940
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/economics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/regional-planning-association-america-rpaa
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority
City Functional Movement (Chap. 2, page 5)
Advocacy and Equity Planning
Statewide Land-Use Planning Programs
Redesigning Downtown (p. 87)
Renewed Neighborhoods, New Towns, and New Urbanism
Sustainability
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_planning
- http://www.sustainable.org/
Healthy Cities and Communities
- http://www.planning.org/planning/2009/jul/viewpoint.htm
- http://www.planning.org/research/healthy/
- http://eau.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/11/1/201.pdf
Healthy Planning
- http://www.planning.org/planning/2010/feb/healthyplanning.htm
- http://www.planning.org/research/publichealth/pdf/healthyplanningreport.pdf
- https://www.planning.org/publications/document/9148247/
B. Foundational legal principles and decisions
APA LAW CASES - EXPLAINED
U.S CONSTITUTION & AMENDMENTS
- http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/
- http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution
10th AMENDMENT
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
- http://www.law.cornell.edu/anncon/html/amdt10_user.html
- http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/pages.aspx?name=tenthamendment&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
PLANNING LAW
http://apa-nc.org/aicp/ (right side of webpage, bottom half)
APA-IOWA PLANNING LAW WEBINAR (~2 Hours)
EARLY CASES (1876 - 1928)
SUPREME COURT CASE SUMMARIES
1887 – Mugler v Kansas
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugler_v._Kansas
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-pressreleases/mugler-v-kansas
1896 – United States v. Gettysburg Electric Railway Co
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Gettysburg_Electric_Railway_Co
- https://www.justice.gov/enrd/gettysburg-national-military-park
1909 - Welch v. Swasey
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welch_v._Swasey
- https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/214/91.html
1922 - Pennsylvania Coal Company v. Mahon
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/1900-1940/260us393
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Coal_Co._v._Mahon
1925 - Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/1900-1940/272us365
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_of_Euclid_v._Ambler_Realty_Co.
1954 - Berman v. Parker
1974 - Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/1973/73-191
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_of_Belle_Terre_v._Boraas
1975 - Young v. American Mini Theatres
1976 - Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Corp
1977 - Penn Central Transport Co. v. New York
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Central_Transportation_Co._v._New_York_City
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/1977/77-444
1980 - Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego
1980 - Agins v. City of Tiburon
1986 - Nollan v. California Coastal Commission
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nollan_v._California_Coastal_Commission
- http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/483/825.html
1987 - First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. Los Angeles County
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_English_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_v._Los_Angeles_County
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/482/304
1992 - Lucas v. South Carolina Coast Council
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/1991/91-453
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_v._South_Carolina_Coastal_Council
1994 - Dolan v. City of Tigard
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolan_v._City_of_Tigard
- http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/512/374.html
2001 - Palazzolo v. Rhode Island
2002 - Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/2001/00-1167
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TahoeSierra_Preservation_Council,_Inc._v._Tahoe_Regional_Planning_Agency
2004 - Kelo v. City of New London
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelo_v._City_of_New_London
- https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/545/469
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/2004/04-108
2004 - Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A
2005 - City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/2004/03-1601
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Rancho_Palos_Verdes_v._Abrams
2005 - San Remo Hotel v. San Francisco
2006 - Rapanos v. United States
2006 - S.D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/2005/04-1527
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._D._Warren_Co._v._Maine_Board_of_Environmental_Protection
2007 - Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/2006/05-1120
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_v._Environmental_Protection_Agency
2007 - Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corporation
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/2006/05-848
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Defense_v._Duke_Energy_Corp.
2013 – Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/2012/11-1447
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koontz_v._St._Johns_River_Water_Management_District
- http://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1665029.html
2015 – Reed v. Town of Gilbert
LEGAL CASES
1887 - Mugler v Kansas re Police Power & Takings
1915 - Hadacheck v. Sebastian
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadacheck_v._Sebastian
- http://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/property/property-law-keyed-to-dukeminier/eminentdomain-and-the-problem-of-regulatory-takings/hadacheck-v-sebastian/
1972 - Golden v. Town of Ramapo
- https://tomknipe.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/ramapo-v-golden-lessons-in-growth-management.pdf
- https://www.quimbee.com/cases/golden-v-planning-board
1978 - TVA vs. Hill
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority_v._Hill
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail_darter_controversy
1975 - Petaluma
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petaluma,_California (briefly)
- http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 15, 28, 118, 120)
- http://digitalcommons.law.utulsa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1360&context=tlr
1976 - Livermore
- http://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/18/582.html
http://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/associated-home-builders-etc-inc-v-city-livermore-30328
- https://elr.info/sites/default/files/articles/7.10064.htm
1972 - Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Development Co.
2005 - Supreme Court Cases on Planning
2013 - Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District
2015 - Reed v. Town of Gilbert
- https://www.planning.org/planning/2016/feb/signofthetimes.htm
- https://www.planning.org/planning/2015/oct/legallessons.htm
GENERAL
TAKINGS
AESTHETICS
CLAWBACK LAWS
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clawback
- https://thelawdictionary.org/article/what-is-a-clawback-provision/
- https://definitions.uslegal.com/c/clawback-provisions/
- APA - https://www.planning.org/planning/2014/feb/subsidygame.htm
- http://prospect.org/article/can-cities-and-states-%E2%80%9Cclawback%E2%80%9D-their-economic-development-advantages
- http://www.governing.com/columns/transportation-and-infrastructure/Clawback-Clause.html
- https://www.planning.org/publications/publication/9012766/
- https://www.planning.org/publications/publication/9027665/
- https://www.planning.org/publications/publication/9027703/
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996
C. Theories of and about planning
THEORIES OF PLANNING PRACTICE
- http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp.34)
- http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.124.2335&rep=rep1&type=pdf
EVOLUTION OF CITIES (Central Place; Concentric; Sector; Multiple Nuclei)
COLLABORATIVE RATIONALITY
- http://www.planning.org/planning/2011/feb/research.htm
- http://theconsensusbuildingapproach.blogspot.com/2010/02/collaborative-rationality.html
CONCENTRIC ZONE MODEL (1925: Ernest Burgess)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Burgess
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentric_zone_model
- http://mchp-appserv.cpe.umanitoba.ca/viewConcept.php?conceptID=1170
CENTRAL PLACE THEORY (1933: Walter Christaller)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_place_theory
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sector_model
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Hoyt
MULTIPLE NUCLEI THEORY (1945: Chauncey Harris & Edward Ullman)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_nuclei_model
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Ullman
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauncy_Harris
BID RENT THEORY (1960: William Alonso)
CITY AS A GROWTH MACHINE THEORY (1987: John Logan & Harvey Molotch)
Advocacy planning
ADVOCACY PLANNING
Advocacy and Equity Planning
ADVOCACY PLANNING
EQUITY PLANNING
- http://teachingcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Norm-Krumholz_and_Equity_Planning_in_Cleveland-final.pdf
- KRUMHOLZ - http://media.wix.com/ugd/5a1b91_c1ea867e5b5d44e2b83e480932133542.pdf
D. Patterns of human settlement
GENERAL
- http://countrystudies.us/united-states/geography.htm
- http://countrystudies.us/united-states/geography-27.htm
- http://countrystudies.us/united-states/geography-7.htm
- http://countrystudies.us/united-states/geography-8.htm (note exceptions)
- http://countrystudies.us/united-states/geography-10.htm
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution (Great Britain)
E. Statutory basis of planning
HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW
Federal
State
DILLON’S RULE
HOME RULE
STANDARD STATE ZONING & CITY PLANNING ENABLING ACTS
- https://www.planning.org/growingsmart/enablingacts.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_State_Zoning_Enabling_Act
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivision_(land)
National Level Planning
FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAMS
- FHA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Housing_Administration
- HUD - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development
- CDBG - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Development_Block_Grant
- SECTION 8 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_8_(housing)
- HOPE VI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOPE_VI
- HOME - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOME_Investment_Partnerships_Program
- LIHTC - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-Income_Housing_Tax_Credit
TRANSPORTATION
- MPOs - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_planning_organization & http://www.ampo.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ampo-mpo101-2012-ann-conf.pdf
- ISTEA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_Surface_Transportation_Efficiency_Act
- TEA-21 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_Equity_Act_for_the_21st_Century
- SAFETEA-LU - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe,_Accountable,_Flexible,_Efficient_Transportation_Equity_Act: _A_Legacy_for_Users
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Multi-State Planning
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority
- http://www.tva.com/abouttva/history.htm
- Senator Norris - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Norris
PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Authority_of_New_York_and_New_Jersey
http://www.panynj.gov/about/history-port-authority.html
http://www.panynj.gov/
MEGAREGION / MEGAPOLITAN PLANNING
- http://www.planning.org/planning/2011/dec/megapolitan.htm
- http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01944363.2012.722892?journalCode=rjpa20#.UZbV4LHD_mQ
MULTISTATE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT
WASHINGTON METRO AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
VARIOUS MULTI-STATE ORGANIZATIONS
INTERSTATE COMPACTS
State Level Planning
STATE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
APA POLICY GUIDE – REDEVELOPMENT
SMART GROWTH
APA GROWING SMART GUIDEBOOK
Maryland’s Smart Growth Revisited
Smart Growth Legislative Guidebook Summary
- http://www.planning.org/growingsmart/ (use pulldown)
Principles of Smart Growth
- http://smartgrowth.org/smart-growth-principles/
- https://smartgrowthamerica.org/our-vision/what-is-smart-growth/
Other APA Smart Growth articles
Smart Growth vs New Urbanism
- https://www.planetizen.com/node/118
- http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?19828-What-is-the-difference-betweenquot-Smart-Growth-quot-and-quot-New-Urbanism-quot
F. General terminology, practices, & related professions
G. Natural, social, and economic systems
Demographics
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
- http://www.censusscope.org/
- https://www.planning.org/ontheradar/dynamic/ (click on bottom bibliography down arrows)
- http://www.huduser.org/Publications/PDF/demographic_trends.pdf (SEE ALSO CENSUS LINKS BELOW)
POPULATION FORECASTING (pp. 53 - 55 & 61)
POPULATION PROJECTION METHODS (Linear, Exponential, Modified, Ratio)
POPULATION PROJECTION METHODS (Cohort Component)
POPULATION ESTIMATION METHODS
APA – PROJECTIONS & DEMAND ANALYSIS
CENSUS - GENERAL
- https://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/mso-01icdp.pdf (Census Content Overview)
- https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/index.html (Census 1990-2000 changes)
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html (Census 2000-2010 changes)
http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 60-62)
CENSUS - AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (between Census)
CENSUS - U.S. CENTER OF POPULATION
- https://www.census.gov/2010census/data/center-of-population.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_center_of_the_United_States_population
2010 CENSUS BRIEF
- http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-01.pdf
- http://www.planning.org/planning/2011/jul/census2010.htm
POPULATION GROWTH OUT FROM CBD 2000-2010
DEMOGRAPHIC GENERATIONS
H. Core values of planning
II. Plan Making and Implementation [30%]
A. Conducting research and acquiring knowledge
B. Spatial analysis
C. Public engagement
D. Communication
E. Preparing to plan
F. Formulating plans and policies
G. Plan implementation
H. Monitoring and assessment
I. Project or program management
J. Social justice