This piece came up in one of my classes. Notice how in the fourth paragraph the author uses the words 'socially just.'
"And it demands listening to people who have spent the last decade imagining and in many cases planning for more sustainable, livable and socially just cities."
The last paragraph before he introduces the case studies 'socially just' is gone and is replaced with 'efficient':
"Though none of the plans are ideal as they stand today (and some of them represent only the germ of an idea), evaluated and addressed together as part of a coordinated effort, they could begin to form a blueprint for making our cities more efficient, sustainable and livable."
I don't think 'efficient' and 'socially just' have the same meaning.
Interdisciplinary Planning for Health is an interdisciplinary course offered by Columbia University's Urban Planning Program of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), the Masters in Public Administration Program of the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and the Department of Sociomedical Sciences of the Mailman School of Public Health (MSPH).
The goal of this course is to provide the ideas and information necessary to integrate environmental viability and sustainable development with other primary concerns of urban planners and public health scientists and practitioners, namely, social justice, human rights, environmental integrity, and health in the broadest sense, to include well-being and quality of life. Improved interdisciplinary education and research is vital if we are to better understand and meaningfully act upon the linkages between transportation, land use, physical activity, and population health.
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This piece came up in one of my classes. Notice how in the fourth paragraph the author uses the words 'socially just.'
"And it demands listening to people who have spent the last decade imagining and in many cases planning for more sustainable, livable and socially just cities."
The last paragraph before he introduces the case studies 'socially just' is gone and is replaced with 'efficient':
"Though none of the plans are ideal as they stand today (and some of them represent only the germ of an idea), evaluated and addressed together as part of a coordinated effort, they could begin to form a blueprint for making our cities more efficient, sustainable and livable."
I don't think 'efficient' and 'socially just' have the same meaning.
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