The ethics of metropolitan growth
Subtitle: decision making and the environment
By: Robert Kirkman.
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781441113122; 9781441102805
Subjects: Cities and towns -- Growth -- Moral and ethical aspects; Urbanization -- Moral and ethical aspects; City planning -- Moral and ethical aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Ethics; title: How was the project chosen?; title: Are the goals of the project worth reaching?; title: Are the means used to reach the goals of the project appropriate?; title: Does the project conflict with projects other individuals or groups are pursuing?; title: Does the project conflict with other projects the same individual or group is pursuing?; title: Is the project self-defeating?; title: Ethics and environment; title: What is the place in which the project will unfold?; title: How might the project change the place and its broader context?; title: How much can we know about how the project will unfold in this place?; title: Metropolitan growth; title: How should we characterize the built environment of the United States?; title: What are the dynamics that shape the built environment?; title: The ethics of metropolitan growth; title: Is this a good place to live? (well-being); title: Who gets to benefit from this place and who does not? (justice); title: How long can this place last? (sustainability); title: Who should make decisions about this place? (legitimacy); title: Using the framework; title: Reveal hidden complexity in ethical judgments; title: Identify points of agreement and disagreement; title: Focus deliberation; title: Search for new possibilities; title: The limits of ethics; title: To what extent can people act responsibly?; title: To what extent can people be held responsible for their actions?