The Spring 2009 Planning and Design Lecture Series Committee hosted academic and professional practitioners whose work focuses on issues of social justice in the planning and design of urban environments. The purpose of this series was to raise awareness about the participation of underrepresented groups in the planning process, and to encourage a wider range of individuals to consider pursuing planning as a profession. The Social Justice and the City series was designed to engage students, urban planners and designers in dialogue about the policy, practice and ethics of working with citizens in historically marginalized communities undergoing rapid redevelopment.
This series was supported by a Diversity & Excellence grant awarded to the Department of Planning and Design from the President’s Initiative Fund for Diversity within the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
The Social Justice and the City Series has concluded for Spring 2009.
To see the complete Social Justice and the City Series program, click here.