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Consistent with the City of __________ policy on Complete Streets, all public streets and right-of way should include the aforementioned elements of Green Streets to the extent practicable given the many uses and functions of the public right of-way. |
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Houston’s |
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Austin’s |
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San Antonio’s |
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Dallas’s |
| 2. |
A __________ is one that occurs naturally with respect to a particular ecosystem, rather than as a result of an accidental or deliberate introduction into that ecosystem by humans. |
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Foreign species |
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Virgin species |
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Native species |
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Mature species |
| 3. |
Planter boxes are ideal for space-limited sites in dense urban areas and as a streetscaping element. |
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True |
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False |
| 4. |
Trees separate vehicular and pedestrian traffic, reduce and cleanse street run-off after rain events through which of the following ways? |
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Root absorption |
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Transpiration |
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Interception of precipitation through leaves and branches |
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All the above |
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____________ are created artificially by hardscape and structural elements, subsurface soils which are often compacted, highly alkaline base materials and feed by water from rain and drainage, light or shade from buildings and increased temperatures from impervious surfaces all of which creates a unique and challenging micro environment for trees and plant communities. |
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Community systems |
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Street ecosystems |
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Both A & B |
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None of the above |
| 6. |
____________ mimic natural hydrology through infiltration and evapotranspiration (passage of water from the soil, through a plant, and into the atmosphere). |
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Rain gardens |
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Porous Pavements |
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Rocks |
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Cisterns |
| 7. |
Green Streets can reduce a community’s street costs, promote economic growth, and create construction and maintenance jobs. |
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True |
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False |
| 8. |
In a LCCA all the anticipated costs throughout the entire life of an asset are modeled to calculate a single, total, present value cost. The first cost of installation or construction is rarely the total cost of ownership. Oftentimes, ___________ are substantial and should be considered when comparing alternatives. |
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Operation costs |
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Maintenance costs |
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Both A & B |
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None of the above |
| 9. |
An __________ is a community of living organisms (fauna and flora) and non-living (abiotic) components (like air, water and soil) all are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows generated from air from the atmosphere, light from the sun and nutrients from soil, flora and plant interaction, microbial biomass and decomposition. |
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Eco-sis |
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Geosystem |
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Ecosystem |
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All the above |
| 10. |
________ provide small gathering areas, particularly in more urbanized parts of town, where large parks are difficult to create. |
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Community parks |
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Pocket parks |
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Flower gardens |
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All the above |
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