Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Question 1

Executive Order 12898

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1994. Issued by Clinton. Federal agencies to identify and address env. effects and actions on minority and low-income populations.

Question 2

Tennessee Valley Authority

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FDR signs Tennessee Valley Authority act in 1933. Agency was meant to modernize the region through electric, hydroelectric, and other means. Host of problems including excessive use of eminent domain used against poor and minority people.

Question 3

14th Amendment

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Equal protection. granted citizenship to all persons “born or naturalized in the United States,” including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws,”

Question 4

Which ethics rules or guidelines relate to DEI, EJ, etc.

Question 4

Luigi Taparelli

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Italian minister of state in the 1800’s. He coined the term “social justice”

Question 5

Jane Adams

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Founded the “Hull House”, a settlement house for migrants in Chicago in the late 1800’s. She was a housing advocate.

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Jacob Riis

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Danish American Journalist in the 1800s’s. Famous for photography of poor new Yorkers in slums or tenements. Wrote How the Other Half Lives.

Question 7

Civil rights movement

Question 8

Betty Friedan

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Feminist and writer of the 60’s. She was famous for writing “The Feminine Mystique” in ‘63, which kicked off 2nd wave feminism.

Question 9

Indian Reorganization Act

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‘34. Also Known as the Wheeler-Howard Act. Meant to reverse the previous government goal of cultural assimilation and strengthen tribes. Restored land and mineral rights (diminished of course)

Question 10

John Rawls

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Influential legal and political philosopher (20’s-2000’s). Published A Theory of Justice, discussing equality.

Question 11

Civil Rights Act

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1964. Passed under Lyndon Johnson. Prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination.

Question 12

NEPA

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1969. National Environmental Policy Act. Requires government agencies to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of their actions and decision. Established the Council on Environmental Quality.

Question 13

What are the 3 basic options under NEPA analysis

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Exclusion, Environmental Assessment, and Environmental Impact Statement

Question 14

Council on Environmental Quality

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Established as part of NEPA under Nixon in 1969. Coordinates federal environmental efforts and works with agencies on energy and environmental policies.

Question 15

What incident occurred in Warren County, North Carolina?

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1982-2004. 30K gallons of transformer oil dumped along north Carolina roadsides. Soils put in landfill in majority black Warren County.

Question 16

Emergency Planning Right-to-Know Act

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1986. Provide the public and local governments with information concerning potential chemical hazards present in their communities.

Question 17

Diversity

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the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.

Question 18

Equity

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Equity refers to fair treatment for all people, so that the norms, practices, and policies in place ensure identity is not predictive of opportunities or workplace outcomes.

Question 19

Environmental Justice

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Fair treatment of all people with respect to env. laws and policies.

Question 20

Inclusion

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Inclusion refers to how the workforce experiences the workplace and the degree to which organizations embrace all employees and enable them to make meaningful contributions.

Question 21

Social Justice

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The view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities.

Question 22

Privilege

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a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.

Question 23

Robert Bullard

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Known as the father of environmental justice. Academic and campaigner against environmental racism.

Question 24

Env. Justice. Who should be considered with a project?

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-People living in area
-People who frequent the area
-Those who use resources for primary subsistence.
-Consider all “downstream affects”

Question 25

Civil Rights Act Title VI

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No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.

Question 26

Gentrification

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Form of neighborhood change caused by arrival of higher income people. Typically white residents replace minority populations.

Question 27

Equity Planning

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Norman Krumholtz
1969 - Cleveland planning director took on “equity planning” in his approach.
-Advocate and brokers for the poor
-Emphasis on development of political support
-Practicle results and “doable” efforts
-product and process oriented

Question 28

Advocacy Planning

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-Concerns for disadvantaged communities
-Planners as advocates for poor and disadvantaged communities
-Primary stress on application of professional expertise
-process oriented

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Empowerment / community based planning

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-Planners facilitate community action
-Importance of local knowledge to balance expertise
-Planning as iterative process
-Close connections to community development, process orientation

Question 30

Ladder of citizen participation

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proposed by Sherry Arnstein in 1969. A metaphorical ladder with each ascending rung representing increasing levels of citizen agency, control, and power.

Question 31

Participatory budgeting

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A type of citizen sourcing in which ordinary people decide how to allocate part of a municipal or public budget through a process of democratic deliberation and decision-making.

Question 32

creative class

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Coined by Richard Florida in “Cities and the Creative Class”, 2004. The creative class requires
-Talent (Skilled people)
-Tolerance (Diversity)
-technology (Tech infrastructure)

Question 33

Richard FLorida

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Wrote Cities and the Creative Class in 2004.

Question 34

Smart Growth

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Smart growth describes an approach to planning and development that prioritizes compact built environments, designed for benefits to the economy and the environment.

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Triple Bottom Line

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People, prosperity, and Planet. This is also referred to as the “three E’s of sustainability. Coined by John Elkington in 1995.

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Fishbowl Planning

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a method of public participation where a few people are isolated to discuss a topic while a larger group listens but does not participate.

Question 37

Alinsky Organization

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identifying and confronting issues within a community and addressing them in the public sphere through

Community members participate, lead, and engage in change-making, rather than acting as observers.

utilizes building relationships as central to building enough power to effect change.

Question 38

Federal Highway Act of 1956

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-Extended the road systems by 41,000 Miles
-Largest U.S. public works program ever in 1956

Question 39

Collaborative Rationality

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Diversity, Interdependence, and authentic dialogue.

Question 40

regressive tax

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The term regressive tax refers to a tax that is applied uniformly regardless of income.
sales tax, excise tax, and payroll tax.

Question 41

progressive tax

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takes a larger percentage from high-income earners.