Code of Ethics Glossary Flashcards
________ examines both the positive and negative impacts of community change on all community members so that no one group or neighborhood is unfairly disadvantaged.
Source: American Planning Association Planning for Equity Policy Guide, Page 5.
Social Justice
A real, immediate, and ____ physical injury or a resulting adverse physical condition.
Source: Lawinsider.com https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/substantial-injury
Substantial Injury
A right, advantage, or benefit given or available to a particular person or group.
Source: Merriam Webster Dictionary, Oxford.
Privilege
In the planning context, one form of ____ is the absence of fair treatment and meaningful involvement.
Source: American Planning Association Planning for Equity Policy Guide.
Injustice
Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual, cultural, and material relationship to their lands, territories, and resources and to assume their responsibilities to preserve them for themselves and for future generations. This includes the right to participate in determining development plans that may affect them and the right to implement those plans.
Source: Organization of American States. AMERICAN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (Adopted at the third plenary session, held on June 15, 2016), pp. 11, 13 edited.
Inherent Rights of Indigenous People
An environment in which all individuals are treated fairly and respectfully; are valued for their distinctive skills, experiences, and perspectives; have equal access to resources and opportunities; and can contribute fully.
Source: APA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Vision, Mission and Strategy Updated September 2019 American Planning Association Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Vision Statement. Original source: American Library Association. “Equity, Diversity, Inclusion: An interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights.” 2007. https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/EDI
Inclusion
Cultural minorities
Ethnic minorities
Indigenous communities
Low-income individuals
LQBTQ+
People of color
People with disabilities, both visible and unsee
People with limited English ability
People with various political beliefs
People with uncertain immigration status
Parolees
Senior citizens
Historically marginalized/underrepresented communities include (but are not limited to):
Development ____ that result from zoning and land use planning which limit economic and social opportunity, and which concentrate environmental hazards, usually among low-income and/or communities of color.
Source: American Planning Association Planning for Equity Policy Guide, Page 9 in a citation attributed to SB 1000 Implementation Toolkit: Planning for Healthy Communities, which was published in 2017 by PlaceWorks and the California Environmental Justice Alliance.
Historic Patterns of Inequity
A complaint in which the identity of the complainant is unknown, or the complainant wishes to remain unknown. — may result in no action being taken as full investigation may be hampered. Note: —- is different than confidentiality, which is addressed separately in the Code.
Source: EEOC website and https://everfi.com/blog/workplace-training/watch-out-for-these-3-types-of-workplace-harassment/
Anonymous Complaint
Severe, unwelcome, and pervasive behavior. —- may be based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, or pregnancy), national origin, older age (beginning at age 40), disability, or genetic information (including family medical history). ——- also includes retaliation towards individuals for filing a discrimination charge, testifying, or participating in any way in an investigation.
Offensive conduct may include, but is not limited to, offensive jokes, slurs, epithets or name calling, physical assaults or threats, intimidation, ridicule or mockery, insults or put-downs, offensive objects or pictures. [EEOC]
Harassment
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of —— laws, policies, and regulations.
Source: American Planning Association Planning for Equity Policy Guide, Page 8.
Environmental Justice
The disproportionate exposure of communities of color and the poor to pollution, and its effects on health and environment. It also includes the unequal environmental protection and environmental quality provided through laws, regulations, and governmental programs.
Source: Juliana Maantay, “Mapping Environmental Injustice,” Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 110, Supplement 2, April 2002, p. 161.
Environmental Injustice
A value-driven correction of identified practices and inequities that provides access to opportunities and needed resources for disadvantaged groups and individuals. An —-approach recognizes the lack of benefits that have accrued to minority communities as a result of past discriminatory practices.
Source: PAS Memo May/June 2019. More and Better: Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Planning, By Kendra L. Smith, Ph.D. Page 2.
Equity
The inclusion of all in a manner not limited by race, ethnicity, class, gender, age, sexuality, ability, educational attainment, spiritual beliefs, creed, culture, tribal affiliation, nationality, immigration status, political beliefs, or veteran status, so as to embrace varied perspectives, experiences, backgrounds, talents, and interests in all human efforts.
Source: American Planning Association Planning for Equity Policy Guide, Page 5.
Diversity
