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The Ethics of Metropolitan Growth

By Robert Kirkman

The Ethics of Metropolitan Growth

By Robert Kirkman

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The Ethics of Metropolitan Growth is about the decisions people make that shape the built environment, from the everyday concerns of homeowners and commuters to grand gestures of national policy. Decisions about the built environment have taken on a particular urgency in recent months. The financial crisis that began in the home mortgage system, the instability of fuel prices, and long-term projections of oil depletion and climate change are now intertwined with more conventional concerns about metropolitan growth, such as traffic flow and air quality. Now, it would seem, is an excellent time for clear thinking about what the built environment can and should become in the future. Robert Kirkman argues that decisions about how to configure and live within the built environment have ethical dimensions that are sometimes hard to see, questions relating to well-being, justice, and sustainability. This book provides practical guidance for sorting through the ethical implications surrounding metropolitan growth, bringing the most immediate concerns of ordinary people to the centre of environmental ethics.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
194
Release Date:
2010-02-25
Publication Date:
2010-02-25
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1441102809
ISBN13:
9781441102805
Weight:
213 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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