Some of these folks are friends, colleagues, and highly respected mentors of mine and I'm excited to see this project happen. Accordingly, this comment isn't directed at the speakers per se, but rather is a comment on either the project or the field of planning itself. I find it distressing the lack of a single person of color in this esteemed group, as well as the significant gender imbalance. Perhaps this is emblematic of the challenges we face as planners: we don't represent the communities for which we purport to plan.
One can only agree, but we cannot rewrite history! History is full of disturbing discoveries. We, the editors, will comment on this issue in the introduction of our book. Patsy Healey for example mentions “When I look back on my career, I find I worked mostly with people who were men. That’s how academia was, in my country, and how the planning profession was.” Similarly, Judith Innes in her book chapter explains quite in detail all the difficulties she faced throughout her career, because she was a woman. Luckily things have changed significantly in recent years! What I also want to mention here is that another woman was invited to contribute, but she has turned down the invitation.
I came here to watch this video for a Planning Theory Course I am taking. I look forward to watching the entire video.
Some of these folks are friends, colleagues, and highly respected mentors of mine and I'm excited to see this project happen. Accordingly, this comment isn't directed at the speakers per se, but rather is a comment on either the project or the field of planning itself. I find it distressing the lack of a single person of color in this esteemed group, as well as the significant gender imbalance. Perhaps this is emblematic of the challenges we face as planners: we don't represent the communities for which we purport to plan.
One can only agree, but we cannot rewrite history! History is full of disturbing discoveries. We, the editors, will comment on this issue in the introduction of our book. Patsy Healey for example mentions “When I look back on my career, I find I worked mostly with people who were men. That’s how academia was, in my country, and how the planning profession was.” Similarly, Judith Innes in her book chapter explains quite in detail all the difficulties she faced throughout her career, because she was a woman. Luckily things have changed significantly in recent years! What I also want to mention here is that another woman was invited to contribute, but she has turned down the invitation.
This is exciting. it is about time this was thought out and hearing from the icons of our profession is precious.
Hi, where can I find the complete lecture series?
"The test of good planning is what it succeeds in doing." Peter Marcuse