CEP Sustainability & Resource Management 2

Question 1

Which framework uses the concept of 'planetary boundaries' to define a safe operating space for humanity?

Accepted Answer

Stockholm Resilience Centre model

Answer

Brundtland Report

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UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

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IPCC AR6 framework

Question 2

A city wants to reduce urban heat island effect while managing stormwater. Which green infrastructure approach best addresses both goals simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Constructing bioswales with native vegetation

Answer

Installing cool roofs only

Answer

Expanding impervious parking structures

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Planting monoculture street trees

Question 3

Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, what is the primary planning tool used to protect drinking water sources from contamination?

Accepted Answer

Wellhead Protection Program

Answer

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

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Source Water Assessment Program

Answer

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

Question 4

Which solid waste management strategy ranks highest in the EPA's preferred waste management hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

Source reduction and reuse

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Recycling

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Composting

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Energy recovery

Question 5

A regional plan aims to protect agricultural land from urban sprawl. Which land use tool permanently restricts development on farmland?

Accepted Answer

Purchase of Development Rights (PDR)

Answer

Agricultural zoning overlay

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Transferable Development Rights (TDR)

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Urban growth boundary

Question 6

What does the term 'embodied carbon' refer to in the context of sustainable building?

Accepted Answer

GHG emissions from material extraction, manufacturing, and construction

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Carbon emissions from building occupant energy use

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Carbon sequestered by building landscaping

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Carbon credits purchased to offset building operations

Question 7

Which water conservation concept describes the practice of treating and reusing wastewater on-site for non-potable purposes like irrigation?

Accepted Answer

Greywater recycling

Answer

Xeriscaping

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Aquifer storage and recovery

Answer

Rainwater harvesting