The ethics of metropolitan growth : the future of our built environment / Robert Kirkman
- Bib ID:
- 4837874
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Kirkman, Robert, 1968-
- Description:
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- London ; New York : Continuum, c2010
- xvii, 174 p. ; 21 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781441113122
- 1441113126
- 9781441102805
- 1441102809
- Full contents:
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- 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.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2010
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