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Ethical cities / Brendan F.D. Barrett, Ralph Horne and John Fien.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021Description: xviii, 200 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780367482848 (paperback)
  • 9780367482824
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Ethical citiesDDC classification:
  • 307.1216 BAR 23 018491
LOC classification:
  • HT166 .B38533 2021
Online resources:
Contents:
Rationale for ethical city -- The right to the city -- Ethics and the city -- Who shapes the ethical city? -- Assessment of the ethical city -- Competitive, liveable and fragile cities -- Relentless disruption -- Building ethical cities -- Ethical urban futures.
Summary: "Combining elements of sustainable and resilient cities agendas, together with those from social justice studies, and incorporating concerns about good governance, transparency and accountability, the book presents a coherent conceptual framework for the ethical city, in which to embed existing and new activities to guide local action. Readers from across physical and social sciences, humanities and arts, as well as across policy, business and civil society will find that the application of ethical principles is key to the pursuit of socially inclusive urban futures and the potential for cities and their communities to emerge from national and global challenges"--
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 307.1216 BAR 018491 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 018491

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rationale for ethical city -- The right to the city -- Ethics and the city -- Who shapes the ethical city? -- Assessment of the ethical city -- Competitive, liveable and fragile cities -- Relentless disruption -- Building ethical cities -- Ethical urban futures.

"Combining elements of sustainable and resilient cities agendas, together with those from social justice studies, and incorporating concerns about good governance, transparency and accountability, the book presents a coherent conceptual framework for the ethical city, in which to embed existing and new activities to guide local action. Readers from across physical and social sciences, humanities and arts, as well as across policy, business and civil society will find that the application of ethical principles is key to the pursuit of socially inclusive urban futures and the potential for cities and their communities to emerge from national and global challenges"--

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