| TERM/PHRASE | CLASSIFICATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| Bylaw | is a law | which is made by a local authority for the control of its own affairs |
| Census Tract | is a designated geographic area | which is small and well defined for the purpose of gathering census data |
| Cost-Benefit Analysis | is an assessment technique | which is used to evaluate a proposal by considering all costs and benefits. |
| Development Controls | are additional bylaws and regulations | which a planning authority may use as a means of modifying land-use zoning |
| Land Use Zones | are areas of land | which are designated by government for specific land uses |
| Official Plan | is a planning document | which outlines the overall plan for growth and development in accordance with standard zoning and laws regulating land use and development within the zones |
| Planning Act | is legislation | which requires that land use be regulated according to standard zoning |
| Planning Context | is a political, social, and economic environment | in which planning takes place, with changes affecting decisions made during the course of a project |
| Principle of Exclusion | is a theory | which states that people tend to gravitate to areas that satisfy their needs and in which they can afford to live |
| Principle of Least Effort | is a belief | which states that people choose a pathway between two locations that is the shortest, fastest, and least expensive |
| Reilly's Law | is a formula | which is used to determine the extent of a trade area, based on the principle that size attracts and distance discourages ((formula: Breaking Point = distance between two locations / 1 + square root of (population of location #1/population of location #2) ) |
| Urban Crime Ratio | is a theory | which is used to predict the likelihood of urban crime rates by measuring the ratio between the number of people employed in an area and the proportion of them who both live and work in the same area |