Study Guide for CSS 385 Mid-term Exam 2008
(Monday October 13, Tuesday October 14, or Wednesday October 15)
Theserepresenttherangeoftopics—theyareNOTquestionsperse—butrathertheyidentify
broadareasofcontentthatyouhavebeenexposedtoinlectures,readings,discussions,
fieldtripsandexercises.
1. What is Green Infrastructure? What are its advantages?
2. How does green infrastructure differ from open space?
3. What is Green Infrastructure NOT?
4. Where did the idea from green infrastructure come from? What past events are
connected to its development? How has it improved on them?
5. Understand the difference between collaboration and cooperation.
6. The role of rewards in collaboration and cooperation.
7. Know the basic principles of Green Infrastructure and be able to discuss and explain
them.
8. What are the benefits of green infrastructure? Understand the concepts of built,
human, social and natural capital and a viable ecosystem.
9. Partnerships, Collaboration, Cooperation, and Coordination: Understand the
similarities and differences. Know and defend when they are appropriate.
Understand the limitations of each.
10. Understand all of the major types or configurations of partnerships.
11. Should we care about protecting a natural resource lifestyle in the face of major
societal problems? Agree or Disagree and defend your answer.
12. Know the differences between management and planning and be able to define each.
13. What are the principles of sustainability and what are basic questions that need to be
asked (and answered) to best understand the concept.
14. The functions of management.
