Leadership Flashcards
Planning Leaders should:
Discern and promote the value of planning
Be pluralistic and work to represent diverse interests, especially minority interests
Foster transparency in expectations, roles and responsibilities
Help a community prioritize
Serve as mentors and positive role models; share opportunities
Discern and promote the public interest related to a proposed action
Volunteer in professional planning organizations and planning related services in the community
What makes a good leader
effective communicator
good listener
knowing audience
understanding perspective
ID and focus on common goals; not push own agenda
develop understanding of the community leaders, beyond elected officials, and make sure they understand the perspective of those leaders
Excited
think about why others should care
build relationships
acknowledge mistakes
take ownership
offer a realistic way to fix mistake
Diversity
“Diversity is an inclusive concept which encompasses, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, class, gender, age, sexuality, ability, educational attainment, spiritual beliefs, creed, culture, tribal affiliation, nationality, immigration status, political beliefs, and veteran status….achieving diversity and inclusion is an evolutionary process that requires an ongoing renewal of our commitment.”
“Diversity is the presence of difference within a given setting. The presence of difference in a system aid in greater productivity, problem solving, enriched perspectives, and efficiency.”
Equity
Equity is different from diversity. Diversity invites others in, but equity modifies practices to support inclusion and flourishing. The distinction between diversity and equity is important: Diversity is largely numbers-driven, making it easier to measure and calibrate a response. Equity, on the other hand, is largely values-driven.
Diversity is present, but equity ensures that everyone has the same level of access to achieve the same goal.
Environmental Injustice
Injustice includes the absence of fair treatment and meaningful involvement. The movement toward environmental justice was started primarily by people of color and grew from a recognition that the poor and people of color are those who most often live in or near America’s most polluted environments.
Historic patterns of inequity
Low-income residents, communities of color, tribal nations, and immigrant communities have disproportionately experienced some of the greatest environmental burdens and related health problems. Planning has been involved in this inequity in the following ways:
Inappropriate zoning and negligent land use planning
Failure to enforce proper zoning or conduct regular inspections
Deed restrictions and other discriminatory housing and lending practices
The prioritization of business interests over public health
Development patterns that tend to concentrate pollution and environmental hazards in certain communities
Groups denied full participation in the mainstream cultural, political, and economic activities.
Groups and communities that experience discrimination and exclusion because of unequal power relationships across economic, political, social and cultural dimensions.
Inclusion
Inclusion “demonstrates 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 to the organization’s success.”
Social Justice
Social justice requires the examination of both the positive and negative impacts of community improvements on all community members so that all members benefit and no one group or neighborhood is unfairly disadvantaged.
