CITB01H3 Lecture 4: Ethics and Values/The Process of Planning + Film Screening
Document Summary
Industrialization brought along many urban problems - overpopulation, pollution, slums, fires, inefficient city management - much confusion on how to run the modern city. Increased access to private automobiles (which became a big problem in the mid-20th century) increased traffic congestion a great amount: week 4 overview, part i, ethics and values in planning. Film: remember africville: part ii, the process of planning. Lecture objectives: to discuss the role of values in planning, the highlight the political nature of planning, the highlight the importance of ethical guidelines in planning practice; Introduction to planning process: values in planning, values reflect our core beleifs and understandings about the world, different actors have different values, disagreement can arise over different values, consensus-building is easiest when people share (at least some) values; Due to the centrality of values, city-building can be political and messy: value statement of cip: Planning includes a concern for health, aesthetics, equity, and efficiency.
