 Environmental ethics in the perception of urban planners: A case study of four city councilsMelissa Pineda Pinto Urban Studies, 2020, vol. 57, issue 14, 2850-2867 Abstract: Urban planning plays a crucial role in rethinking the relationships between cities and ecosystems. Environmental ethics can provide a framework for rethinking these relationships. However, the integration of urban planning and environmental ethics in the literature has not been extensive. Their integration is crucial because city planning is influenced by the ethical perspectives of decision-makers. This article uses a case study methodology to explore whether and how environmental ethics informs urban planning. Urban planners from four Australian councils were interviewed. Thematic analysis of these in-depth interviews as well as of relevant planning documents for each council was conducted. The article focuses on the key finding that the perceptions of urban planners and planning processes were mainly driven by an anthropocentric rather than a non-anthropocentric environmental ethic. The article concludes by offering recommendations and a guide as to how these topics can be researched in the future. Keywords: Australia; cities; environmental ethics; (non-)anthropocentric; urban planning; 澳大利亚; 城市; çŽ¯å¢ƒä¼¦ç †; ï¼ˆé žï¼‰ä»¥äººç±»ä¸ºä¸å¿ƒ; 城市规划 (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:57:y:2020:i:14:p:2850-2867 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Urban Studies from Urban Studies Journal Limited |
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