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As Disaster Costs Rise, So Does Inequality
Socius, 4: 1-3, 2018by: Junia Howell, James Elliott, AICPThis article examines how inequalities are reinforced in the aftermath of natural hazards. -
Planning for Social Equity
Land Lines, Winter 2017by: Kathleen McCormickThis article tracks what Dallas and Baltimore are doing to center social equity in their planning efforts. -
Leisure Spaces as Potential Sites for Interracial Interaction: Community Gardens in Urban Areas
Journal of Leisure Research, 36(3): 336-355, 2004by: Kimberly Shinew, Troy Glover, Diana ParryThis article examines community gardens in St. Louis to answer whether leisure spaces are perceived as an ideal environment for interracial interaction. -
Paul Davidoff and Advocacy Planning in Retrospect
Journal of the American Planning Association, 60(2): 139-143, 1994by: Barry CheckowayThis article shares how Paul Davidoff attempted to translate APA's ethical mandate into institutional and individual accountability. -
Walking in Another's Shoes: Epistemological Challenges in Participatory Planning
Journal of Planning Education and Research, 21(1): 17-31, 2001by: Karen UmemotoThis article lays out five challenges that planners can have when working with communities that are culturally different from one’s own. -
Is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Assessment Pilot Program Environmentally Just?
Environmental Health Perspectives, 110(2): 249-257, 2002by: Laura Solitare, Michael GreenbergThis article assesses the EPA’s brownfields assessment pilot program to determine whether the program is environmentally just. -
Cities and Diversity: Should We Want It? Can We Plan For It?
Urban Affairs Review, 41(1): 3-19, 2005by: Susan FainsteinThis article critiques planning’s focus on diversity and advocates instead for the model of the just city. -
The Geography of Despair: Environmental Racism and the Making of South Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Human Ecology Review, 12(2): 156-168, 2005by: Bob Bolin, Sara Grineski, Timothy CollinsThis article shares the story of residential and economic segregation by race and class in the development of the city of Phoenix, and its legacy of environmental injustice. -
Promoting Equitable Development
Indiana Law Review, 34: 1273-1290, 2001by: Angela Glover BlackwellThis article tracks how social and economic changes have created new challenges and opportunities for addressing inequity. -
Breaking Through to Regional Equity
Race, Poverty & the Environment, Fall 2008by: M. Paloma PavelThis article urges planners to take a regional approach to equity planning, given that spatial racism is most visible at this scale. -
Some Observations on Race in Planning
Journal of the American Planning Association, 60(2): 235-240, 1994by: Robert MierThis article includes anecdotes about working with Mayor Harold Washington of Chicago, demonstrating the importance of equity as a clearly stated political priority. -
Equity and Urban Planning – Engage Those Most Directly Affected by Inequities
November 13, 2015by: Cynthia Silva ParkerThis blog post shares the second lesson from the Interaction Institute for Social Change and Horsley Witten Group’s effort to weave social equity into the RhodeMap RI regional planning process. -
A Ladder of Citizen Participation
Journal of the American Institute of Planners, 35(4): 216-224, 1969by: Sherry ArnsteinThis article is a classic text that proposes a typology of citizen participation visualized on the rungs of a ladder, leading from manipulation to citizen control. -
Equity and Urban Planning – Lead Boldly, Collaboratively, Authentically
November 19, 2015by: Cynthia Silva ParkerThis blog post shares the fourth lesson from the Interaction Institute for Social Change and Horsley Witten Group’s effort to weave social equity into the RhodeMap RI regional planning process. -
Equity and Urban Planning – Build Institutional Capacity and Culture
November 16, 2015by: Cynthia Silva ParkerThis blog post shares the third lesson from the Interaction Institute for Social Change and Horsley Witten Group’s effort to weave social equity into the RhodeMap RI regional planning process. -
Equity and Urban Planning – Weave Equity Into Process and Content
November 9, 2015by: Cynthia Silva ParkerThis blog post shares the first lesson from the Interaction Institute for Social Change and Horsley Witten Group’s effort to weave social equity into the RhodeMap RI regional planning process. -
Environmental Justice: A New Model for Planning in Underserved Communities
November 2014by: Charles Lee, Marva King, Mildred McClainThis recorded webinar explains how to incorporate environmental justice into municipal planning processes. -
Pursuing Inclusive Growth | Daniel Burnham Forum on Big Ideas
September 2015by: Paul Jorgowsky, Renee Lewis Glover, Shelley PotichaThis recorded session considers how to achieve inclusive growth that addresses social equity and economic mobility. -
The Just City: Equality, Social Justice and Growth | The New School
February 2011by: Susan Fainstein, Chung-Wha Hong, Kenneth KnucklesThis recorded session features a lecture by Susan Fainstein, author of The Just City, followed by a panel discussion with policy and planning leaders from New York City. -
Building Cities of Opportunity for All: Policy Solutions for Equitable Economic Development
January 2016by: Nan Whaley, Sly James, Muriel BowserThis recorded session features four mayors describing how to encourage equitable economic development through policy. -
Equitable Development: Connecting All Communities to Opportunity
November 2017by: Majestic Lane, Anne McCulloch, Trinh Huu NguyenThis recorded session features speakers from public and private agencies discussing equitable development. -
Building Equitable Cities
October 2017by: Henry Cisneros, Janis Bowdler, Jeffrey LubellThis recorded session features real estate leaders speaking about equitable urban development. -
Creating Healthy Neighborhoods: Community Planning to Overcome Injustice
2013This self-paced course features videos and other resources that aim to empower residents to become social and environmental justice advocates. -
Urban Displacement Project
2019These interactive maps of New York, Portland, Southern California, and the San Francisco Bay Area show the process of gentrification and displacement. -
Ruth Glass and London: Aspects of Change 1964-2014
2014by: Claire Colomb, Phil Cohen, James CheshireThese audio recordings feature urban planners and geographers reflecting on Ruth Glass’s London: Aspects of Change in the context of contemporary London. -
An Urban Planner's Advice for Making Equity Your Focus
2018by: Carlton EleyThis video features Carlton Eley sharing advice on how students and young planners can expand their knowledge of social justice issues. -
Greening the Ghetto
February 2006by: Majora CarterThis video features Majora Carter speaking about her effort to address environmental justice issues in the South Bronx. -
JusticeMap
2019by: Aaron KreiderThis interactive map contains national race and income data from the US Census Bureau. -
D.C., Long "Chocolate City," Becoming More Vanilla
2011This audio recording describes the racialized process of gentrification occurring in Washington D.C. -
NALCAB, Guide to Equitable Neighborhood Development
2018by: Paul Joseph Demanche, Carolina Buitrago, Ana EsparzaThis guide explains how to analyze and anticipate neighborhood change to achieve equitable development. -
Advancing Racial Equity in Your City
2017This guide outlines six steps local leaders can follow to improve racial equity. -
Model Ordinance for Providing Reasonable Accommodation Under Federal and State Fair Housing Laws
2003This model ordinance provides a process for making reasonable accommodation in regulating housing for people with disabilities. -
Housing Quotas for People with Disabilities: Legislating Exclusion
Urban Lawyer 43(4): 915–47, 2011by: Daniel MandelkerThis article provides a thorough critique of the legal and rationale justifications for group home separation requirements. -
Can a Group Home be Zoned Out of the Neighborhood?
Coates' Canons (NC Local Government Law Blog), May 12, 2012by: David OwensThis blog post explores the question of where to draw the boundary between a “single family” residence and a “group” residence. -
The Zoning of Group Homes for the Disabled…Zeroing in on a Reasonable Accommodation
Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, Spring (Symposium Edition) 2003by: Elizabeth LeamonThis article focuses on the legal issues surrounding group homes for recovering addicts. -
It's All About Jobs
PlannersWeb, October 2013by: Stuart Andreason, Jennifer Wallace-BrodeurThis article highlights the role of job creation in attracting young adults to cities. -
What Brings Children to the Park? Analysis and Measurement of the Variables Affecting Children's Use of Parks
Journal of the American Planning Association, 76(1): 89-107, 2010by: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Athanasios SiderisThis JAPA article analyzes park visitation patterns among middle-school children and finds significant demographic and spatial differences. -
The Importance of Social Connectedness in Building Age-Friendly Communities
Journal of Aging Research, 2012: 1-9, 2012by: Charles Emlet, Joane MoceriThis article shares the results of a community forum about social connectedness in age-friendly communities. -
The Intergenerational Imperative
PM Magazine, March 2019by: Irv KatzThis article highlights the costs associated with increased age segregation and lists the benefits of encouraging intergenerational interactions for youth and older adults. -
Smart Growth = Smart Parenting
PlaceShakers and NewsMakers, June 24, 2011by: Scott DoyonThis blog post emphasizes the role of developers and planners in making communities work for youth. -
Case Study: The Age-Friendly Programme in Portland
2018by: Tine Buffel, Natalie Cotterell, Chris PhillipsonThis case study tracks Portland, Oregon’s progress towards becoming an age-friendly city. -
Modern Roundabouts: A Livability Fact Sheet
2014by: AARP, Walkable and Livable Communities InstituteThis fact sheet aims to help communities embrace modern roundabouts as an age-inclusive transportation intervention. -
A Regional Approach for Age Friendly Communities
January 2018This recorded webinar discusses the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission’s (SNHPC) age-friendly assessments, which focused on the challenges and opportunities faced by both seniors and millennials. -
Impacts and Opportunities of an Aging Population
February 2011by: Doug Beach, Margaret Reggentin, AICP, Peter Sechler, AICPThis recorded webinar considers the opportunities and challenges of an aging population, including the impact on emergency services and government spending. -
WHO/IFA Webinar 10 - Age-Friendly Housing: Promoting Healthy Spaces for All Ages
February 2019by: Ramona Ludolph, Sybil Boutilier, Luis Berrios NovoaThis recorded webinar explores the relationship between housing and public health and introduces the World Health Organization’s Housing and health guidelines. -
Re Imagining Aging in Community
May 2018by: Mildred Warner, Jana Lynott, AICP, Candace RobinsonThis recorded webinar questions the organizational and financial capacity of current institutions to meet the needs of a growing population of older adults. -
WHO/IFA Web 4 - Ageing 2.0: Improving Experiences for Older People Through Technology and Innovation
August 2017by: Stephen JohnstonThis recorded webinar highlights the role of technology and innovation in creating age-friendly communities. -
WHO/IFA Webinar 9 - Ending Ageism: Toward a World for All Ages
May 2019by: Liat AyalonThis recorded webinar introduces the concept of ageism, its systemic manifestations, and its impact on the human rights of older adults. -
Senior Mobility
August 2012by: Ellen Oettinger, Richard Weiner, Jon KaimanThis recorded webinar shares current transportation trends for meeting the mobility needs of older adults. -
Sustainable Changes to Make Your Community Age-Friendly
April 2015by: Cathy Boyer-Shesol, Kathryn Lawler, Amy St PeterThis recorded webinar features five communities working to implement age-friendly initiatives.