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The ethics of metropolitan growth : the future of our built environment / Robert Kirkman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kirkman, Robert, 1968-
- Series:
- Think now
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns--Growth--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Cities and towns.
- Urbanization--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Urbanization.
- City planning--Moral and ethical aspects.
- City planning.
- Cities and towns--Growth.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 174 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, [2010]
- Summary:
- Issues related to metropolitan growth and environmental change are at the heart of public debate today - this book explores the ethical implications behind this hugely topical contemporary debate.>
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Ethics
- How was the project chosen?
- Are the goals of the project worth reaching?
- Are the means used to reach the goals of the project appropriate?
- Does the project conflict with projects other individuals or groups are pursuing?
- Does the project conflict with other projects the same individual or group is pursuing?
- Is the project self-defeating?
- Ethics and environment
- What is the place in which the project will unfold?
- How might the project change the place and its broader context?
- How much can we know about how the project will unfold in this place?
- Metropolitan growth
- How should we characterize the built environment of the United States?
- What are the dynamics that shape the built environment?
- The ethics of metropolitan growth
- Is this a good place to live? (well-being)
- Who gets to benefit from this place and who does not? (justice)
- How long can this place last? (sustainability)
- Who should make decisions about this place? (legitimacy)
- Using the framework
- Reveal hidden complexity in ethical judgments
- Identify points of agreement and disagreement
- Focus deliberation
- Search for new possibilities
- The limits of ethics
- To what extent can people act responsibly?
- To what extent can people be held responsible for their actions?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781441113122
- 1441113126
- 9781441102805
- 1441102809
- OCLC:
- 367419284
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