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.

Murray Straus

Hendler, Sue

New Brunswick, N.J.: Center for Urban Policy Research

Center for Urban Policy Research (CUPR Press)

Transaction Pub

United States, United States of America

New Brunswick, N.J, New Jersey, 1995

New Brunswick, 2018

1, PS, 1995

March 1995

Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-350) and index.

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 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.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: Ethical Theory and Planning Theory -- Introduction -- 1 A Classical Liberal (Libertarian) Approach to Planning Theory -- 2 Rawlsian Planning Theory -- 3 Contemporary Procedural Ethical Theory and Planning Theory -- 4 Community and the Four Jewels of Planning -- 5 Contemporary Environmental Philosophy and Its Challenge to Planning Theory -- 6 Feminist Contributions to Ethics and Planning Theory -- Part II: Ethical Theory and Planning Practice -- Introduction -- 7 Rawlsian Justice and Community Planning -- 8 Ethics in Environmental Planning Practice: The Case of Agricultural Land Protection -- 9 An Equity-Based Approach to Waste Management Facility Siting -- 10 Ethics, Passion, Reason, and Power: The Rhetorics of Electric Power Planning in Chicago -- 11 Education Planning: Ethical Dilemmas Arising in Public Policy Decision Making -- Part III: Ethical Theory and Planning Education -- Introduction -- 12 Reflections on Teaching Three Versions of a Planning Ethics Course -- 13 Teaching Ethics and Planning Theory -- 14 Introducing Philosophical Theories to Urban Transportation Planning -- 15 Teaching Environmental Philosophy to Graduate Planning Students -- Selected Bibliography -- About the Contributors -- Index

A Classical Liberal (libertarian) Approach To Planning Theory / Thomas L. Harper And Stanley M.stein -- Rawlsian Planning Theory / Shean Mcconnell -- Contemporary Procedural Ethical Theory And Planning Theory / Thomas L. Harper And Stanley M. Stein -- Community And The Four Jewels Of Planning / Hilda Blanco -- Contemporary Environmental Philosophy And Its Challenge To Planning Theory / Harvey M. Jacobs -- Feminist Contributions To Ethics And Planning Theory / Marsha Ritzdorf -- Rawlsian Justice And Community Planning / Randal Marlin -- Ethics In Environmental Planning Practice : The Case Of Agricultural Land Protection / Harvey M. Jacobs -- An Equity-based Approach To Waste Management Facility Siting / Reg Lang -- Ethics, Passion, Reason, And Power : The Rhetorics Of Electric Power Planning In Chicago / James A. Throgmorton -- Education Planning : Ethical Dilemmas Arising In Public Policy Decision Making / Marcia Marker Feld -- Reflections On Teaching Three Versions Of A Planning Ethics Course / Jerome L. Kaufman -- Teaching Ethics And Planning Theory / Charles Hoch -- Introducing Philosophical Theories To Urban Transportation Planning / Jonathan E. D. Richmond -- Teaching Environmental Philosophy To Graduate Planning Students / Timothy Beatley. Edited By Sue Hendler. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 345-350) And Index.

xx, 374 p. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-350) and index

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