Main entry:

Kirkman, Robert, 1968-

Title & Author:

The ethics of metropolitan growth : the future of our built environment / Robert Kirkman.

Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, ©2010.

Description:

xvii, 174 pages ; 21 cm.

Series:

Think now

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?

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.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9781441113122 (hc)
9781441102805 (pbk.)
1441113126 (hc)
1441102809 (pbk.)

Subject:

Cities and towns Growth Moral and ethical aspects.
Urbanization Moral and ethical aspects.
City planning Moral and ethical aspects.
Villes Croissance Aspect moral.
Urbanisation Aspect moral.
Verstädterung
Großstadt
Ethik
Gro⁷stadt.

Added entries:

Think now.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 272873
Call No.: BIB 206256
Notes: pbk.
Status: Available