Social Equity

Question 1

Equity

Answer 1

“just and fair treatment in society in which all can participate and reach their full potential. Just and fair distribution of resources and improvements so that all people and communities can prosper”.

Question 2

Diversity

Answer 2

“awareness, understanding and appreciation of our differences; the value of different perspectives and experiences such as race, ethnicity, culture, age generation, immigration status, household type, family composition, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and religious beliefs. identity and difference represented individually and collectively.”

Question 3

Inclusion

Answer 3

The outcome of Equity and Social Justice work for all people. To be included and not excluded. Plan spaces and places where all people feel welcome; welcoming and inviting everyone to contribute and participate.

Question 4

Gentrification

Answer 4

o was first coined in 1964 by sociologist Ruth Glass who observed that “once this process of ‘gentrification’ starts in a district, it goes on rapidly until all or most of the original working- class occupiers are displaced and the whole social character of the district is changed.” The Regional Plan Association defines

gentrification as “the form of neighborhood change characterized by the arrival of higher-income and often-time higher-educated residents, along with increasing rents, property values and cost-of-living, and decreasing non-white populations

Question 5

Environmental Justice

Answer 5

Environmental Justice is defined by the US Environmental Protection Agency as “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 environmental laws, regulations and policies.