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Planning Ethics
Contributor(s): Hendler, Sue (Author)

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 ISBN: 0882851519     ISBN-13: 9780882851518
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $59.80  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 1995
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Business & Economics | Business Ethics
Dewey: 307.121
LCCN: 94-17143
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.40 lbs) 374 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Over the past fifty years professional understanding of planning has changed markedly. In the past, planning was primarily described as a technical activity involving data collection, analysis, and synthesis of physical plans and supporting policies. Now planning is seen as a much broader set of human activities, encompassing the physical world and also the realm of public and social services. Not surprisingly, planners' discussions of ethics have evolved. Professional ethics is regarded by many planners to be limited to a set of rules of behavior regarding interactions with the public, sources of data, government officials, and one another.This shift is symbolized by the evolution of the labels by which ethics is known: from a circumscribed view of professional ethics to a broader concept of ethics in planning; both of which are discussed in this book. Sue Hendler argues that planners recognize that every act of planning pursues certain human values and is a series of statements about what we take to be right or wrong and what we take to represent the highest priorities of the society.Planning Ethics explores planning within alternative moral theories, including liberalism, communitarianism, environmentalism, and feminism. The contributors illustrate the application of these ethical principles in specific planning contexts encompassing community development, land conversion, waste management, electric power planning, and education planning. This is the next generation of thinking on ethics and planning. It will be a centerpiece of every planning curriculum.

Contributor Bio(s): Hendler, Sue: -

Sue Hendler (1960-2009) was associate professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen's University. Her work focused on environmental philosophy and policy, social issues, and planning ethics. Her writings appeared in numerous journals, including Planning Theory and Practice, Ethics and Professional Planners, and Planning Canada.

Wachs, Martin: -

Martin Wachs is a senior principal researcher at RAND Corporation. He formerly served as director of the Transportation, Space, and Technology Program. Previously, he was professor of civil and environmental engineering and professor of city and regional planning at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include Transportation for the Elderly, Transportation Planning on Trial, and Pricing Urban Transportation.
 
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