Sunday, January 3, 2021

EQUITY AND INCLUSION -- Part 27

Planning, Zoning and other Land Use Policy Best Practices to Erase Errors of the Past that Perpetuated Bias and Deepened Inequality

Guerra said addressing planning flaws requires that planners understand:

The many ripple effects of racist and inequitable planning practices;

That planning expertise offers important technical knowledge, but it should not outweigh the local, lived expertise of community members; and

Planners must look beyond the built environment as the outcome of design. That it requires engaging in meaningful conversations across disciplines to understand the deep social impacts of inequality and a path forward that centers on both place and community.

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