Glossary


 * Green Building: **Development that minimizes energy consumption and minimizes pollution and the generation of wastes, while maximizing the re-use of materials and creating healthful indoor environments. [|Cleveland City Planning]



**Greenspace:** Wooded and grassy areas that provide sites for recreation and enjoyment of nature, often located in the midst of urban areas that are otherwise occupied by buildings and paved areas. [|Cleveland City Planning]


 * [[image:mariafgarciap/infrastructure.jpg width="206" height="52"]]Infrastructure: **Roads, bridges, utilities, rail lines and similar physical facilities that support and service urban development. More broadly defined, the term can also include the schools, libraries, fire stations and other community facilities that support neighborhoods. [|Cleveland City Planning]


 * [[image:mariafgarciap/livable_nei.jpg width="200" height="130"]]Livable Neighborhoods: **Neighborhoods that offer a good quality of life for their residents. Livable neighborhoods are characterized by safety, decent and affordable housing, high-quality services and shopping, good schools, economic opportunities, and opportunities for healthy living. [|Cleveland City Planning]


 * [[image:mariafgarciap/new_urbanism.jpg width="200" height="184"]]New Urbanism: **An approach to urban planning that advocates integrating housing, workplaces, shopping, and recreation areas into compact, pedestrian-friendly, //mixed-use// neighborhoods linked by transit and bikeways. New urbanist development is characterized by buildings placed directly along relatively narrow streets, with parking and driveways located to the rear, complemented by pedestrian-oriented amenities such as front porches and sidewalk cafes. [|Cleveland City Planning]

**Zoning:** A set of laws that restrict and define the type of //land uses// and development that can occur on each parcel of land in a community. Zoning typically divides a community into districts that group compatible uses together and exclude incompatible uses. Zoning is a tool that is used to implement a //land use plan. [|Cleveland City Planning]//

 **City Map:** The City Map is a collection of maps that show legal streets, grades, parks, pierhead and bulkhead lines, public places and other legally established map elements. It is the official map of New York City and is the base for the zoning maps in the Zoning Resolution. The office of each borough president contains the city maps for that borough. [|NYC Zoning] ** Development: ** A development includes the construction of a new build­ing or other structure on a zoning lot, the relocation of an existing building to another zoning lot, or the establish­ment of a new open use on a tract of land. [|NYC Zoning] **Loft:** A loft is a building or space within a building designed for commercial or manufacturing use. [|NCY Zonning]

**Sustainable development:** (SD) is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come. The term was used by the Brundtland Commission which coined what has become the most often-quoted definition of sustainable development as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.[|Wikipedia]

** Sketch Maps  ** :  A sketch map is an illustration of a proposed change to the Zoning Map or the City Map that provides a graphic, easy to read version of the change. Sketch maps are limited in scope and scale to include only the area affected by the proposed action and do not necessarily reflect the final action. [|NYC Zonning] **Transportation:** Is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport is important since it enables trade between peoples, which in turn establishes civilizations. [|wikipedia]

Sponsor: To sponsor something is to support an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services. A sponsor is the individual or group that provides the support. [|Wikipedia] GPS : The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. It is maintained by the United States government and is freely accessible by anyone with a GPS receiver with some technical limitations. [|Wikipedia]

Urban planner: An urban planner or city planner is a professional who works in the field of urban planning/land use planning for the purpose of optimizing the effectiveness of a community's land use and infrastructure. [|Wikipedia]