The Ethics of Metropolitan Growth : the Future of Our Built Environment.

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Main Author: Kirkman, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2010.
Series:Think Now Ser.
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505 0 |a Intro; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Ethics; 1.1. How was the project chosen?; 1.2. Are the goals of the project worth reaching?; 1.3. Are the means used to reach the goals of the project appropriate?; 1.4. Does the project conflict with projects other individuals or groups are pursuing?; 1.5. Does the project conflict with other projects the same individual or group is pursuing?; 1.6. Is the project self-defeating?; 2. Ethics and Environment; 2.1. What is the place in which the project will unfold?; 2.2. How might the project change this place and its broader context? 
505 8 |a 2.3. How much can we know about how the project will unfold in this place?3. Metropolitan Growth; 3.1. How should we characterize the built environment of the United States?; 3.2. What are the dynamics that shape the built environment?; 4. The Ethics of Metropolitan Growth; 4.1. Is this a good place to live? (Well-being); 4.2. Who gets to benefit from this place, and who does not? (Justice); 4.3. How long can this place last? (Sustainability); 4.4. Who should make decisions about this place? (Legitimacy); 5. Using the Framework; 5.1. Reveal hidden complexity in ethical judgments. 
505 8 |a 5.2. Identify points of agreement and disagreement5.3. Focus deliberation; 5.4. Search for new possibilities; 6. The Limits of Ethics; 6.1. To what extent can people act responsibly?; 6.2. To what extent can people be held responsible for their actions?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z. 
650 0 |a Cities and towns  |x Growth  |x Moral and ethical aspects. 
650 0 |a Urbanization  |x Moral and ethical aspects. 
650 0 |a City planning  |x Moral and ethical aspects. 
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