Planning Ethics

Planners should, from time to time, consider ethical challenges in planning by examining their own values and those of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Course instructor Carol D. Barrett, FAICP teaches the principles and application of the AICP code of ethics using urban planning ethics case studies. Each course in this track is approved for AICP CM credit and some for CNU-A credit.

The Ethics of Disruptive Transportation Technologies

This course discusses the process for making ethical decisions as part of planning for disruptive technologies.

83 Mins
AICP CM
Ethics
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

What To Do When You Suspect Your Boss Is Unethical

This courses reviews the challenges you face as a planner if you suspect your supervisor of unethical conduct.

52 Mins
AICP CM
Ethics
SACPLAN CPD

Understanding the Content and Process for Determining Ethical Conduct

This course reviews the new organizational structure of the AICP Code of Ethics, along with an extended examination of the new procedures for advisory rulings and adjudication.

45 Mins
AICP CM
Ethics

Planning Ethics

The work of planning for communities is rooted in values, often unexpressed, about the role of government in working for a better future. This course reviews the expectations expressed in the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and then explores the application of the code in a number of planning ethics case studies. This conversation about building and sustaining an ethical planning organization sets out to define what makes an ethical planning organization and describes steps that planners can take to improve the ethical climate of their organizations.

157 Mins
AICP CM
Ethics
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

Ethics: Balancing a Business Friendly Planning Environment

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.

59 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

Ethics: Balancing a Business Friendly Planning Environment, Part 2

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 second 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.

56 Mins
AICP CM
Ethics
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

The Ethics of Office Administration, Part 1

The administration of a planning officewhether in the private or public sectorcan raise ethical questions. This course introduces these questions and presents tools for analyzing them.

61 Mins
AICP CM
Ethics
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

The Ethics of Office Administration, Part 2

The second course in the "Ethics of Office Administration" series discusses how to identify, evaluate, and resolve difficult scenarios that might arise in a planning office.

64 Mins
AICP CM
Ethics
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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