Ethics and Planning Research

The consideration of ethics in social research has gained increasing prominence in the past few years, particularly research which seeks to inform public policy. This book presents an examination of issues relating to research ethics in planning for an international audience. Top page

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The consideration of ethics in social research has gained increasing prominence in the past few years, particularly research which seeks to inform public policy. This important and unique book aims to provide a thorough examination of issues relating to research ethics in planning for an international audience. The authors examine alternative frameworks within which ethical action can be discussed and critically describe some key institutional arrangements surrounding the management of ethical behavior in research. They also provide some reflective accounts of ethical challenges in planning research. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Ashgate

City: Aldershot

Pages: 256

More info: height 234 mm width 156 mm

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Age recommended: College/higher education

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 174.971 Library of Congress Subject: Social sciences - Research - Moral and ethical aspects

Summary Ethics and Planning Research Introduction, Francesco Lo Piccolo and Huw Thomas; Part I Ethical Frameworks: Consequentialism and the ethics of planning research, Nigel Taylor; Virtue ethics and research ethics, Huw Thomas; Ideas without borders and the ethics of pragmatism, Niraj Verma.; Part II Institutional Contexts and Constraints: Planning research, ethical conduct and radical politics, Kanishka Goonewardena; The knowledge business in academic planning research, Rob Imrie; Ethical issues in PhD research training, Daniela Mello; The responsibility to ask questions: the case of bias in travel demand forecasting, Anthony Brinkman; Environmental planning research: ethical perspectives in institutional and value-driven approaches, Filippo Schilleci; Ethics and consultancy, Adrian Healy; Research planning practice, Patsy Healey.; Part III Ethics in the Practice of Planning Research: Toward a naturalistic research ethics: or how mediators must act well to learn, if they are to practice effectively, John Forester and David Laws; Knowledge, power and ethics in extraordinary times: learning from the Naples waste crisis, Laura Lieto; Ethical awareness in advocacy planning research, Giovanni Attili; On having imperial eyes, Libby Porter; Multiple roles in multiple dramas: ethical challenges in undertaking participatory planning research, Francesco Lo Piccolo; Conclusions, Francesco La Piccolo and Huw Thomas; Index. Top page

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