Name: Ethics: Balancing a Business Friendly Planning Environment
Author: Carol D. Barrett

Over the past few decades and increasingly over the past several years, the private sector, led by developers, has increasingly courted, conflicted and collaborated with planning departments amid shrinking budgets. As business interests engage and influence public agencies and planning strategy, the role of ethics is of increasing importance for the practicing planner. This is the first of a two-part series that evaluates and analyses the role of planners, from public window staff to department heads, in an increasingly business-friendly environment.

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6 video lessons (59 Mins)
Published
2013

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1. Introduction (11 mins)
2. Flexibility (5 mins)
3. Streamlining (9 mins)
4. Customer Service (11 mins)
5. Service Strategies (10 mins)
6. Takeaways and Q&A (11 mins)

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Over the past few decades and increasingly over the past several years, the private sector, led by developers, has courted, conflicted and collaborated with planning departments amid shrinking budgets. As business interests engage and influence public agencies and planning strategy, the role of ethics is of growing importance for the practicing planner. This is the first of a two-part series that evaluates and analyses the role of planners, from public window staff to department heads, in an increasingly business-friendly environment.