{"title":"Constructive ethics: a framework for global humanitarian architecture and planning","authors":"Korydon H. Smith, E. Frimpong Boamah","doi":"10.1080/13602365.2022.2129731","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The work of planners and architects in international contexts, especially in the Global South, often involves complex ethical dilemmas seldom addressed in architecture and planning literature. Virtuous motivations are insufficient to navigate the wicked ethical dilemmas encountered in some of these settings. We draw lessons from global health and allied fields to highlight the need for an ethical framework to guide architecture and planning research, and practice with humanitarian motives. Employing analogical reasoning, we utilise data primarily from academic and grey literature, and transcripts from public presentations, to distil five principles to guide and initiate conversations around ethical issues to consider in global humanitarian architecture and planning. These principles revolve around obligation and capacity to act; purpose and expectations; responsibility, burden, and risk; transparency, privacy, and sharing; and self-determination and empowerment. We do not prescribe a panacea, but offer initial thoughts on why and how architects and planners need to situate our values, judgments, and actions within the unique histories and lived experiences of the people and places we engage with for our global humanitarian architecture and planning projects.","PeriodicalId":44236,"journal":{"name":"METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture","volume":"16 1","pages":"734 - 756"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2022.2129731","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"ARCHITECTURE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The work of planners and architects in international contexts, especially in the Global South, often involves complex ethical dilemmas seldom addressed in architecture and planning literature. Virtuous motivations are insufficient to navigate the wicked ethical dilemmas encountered in some of these settings. We draw lessons from global health and allied fields to highlight the need for an ethical framework to guide architecture and planning research, and practice with humanitarian motives. Employing analogical reasoning, we utilise data primarily from academic and grey literature, and transcripts from public presentations, to distil five principles to guide and initiate conversations around ethical issues to consider in global humanitarian architecture and planning. These principles revolve around obligation and capacity to act; purpose and expectations; responsibility, burden, and risk; transparency, privacy, and sharing; and self-determination and empowerment. We do not prescribe a panacea, but offer initial thoughts on why and how architects and planners need to situate our values, judgments, and actions within the unique histories and lived experiences of the people and places we engage with for our global humanitarian architecture and planning projects.
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METU JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE is a biannual refereed publication of the Middle East Technical University published every June and December, and offers a comprehensive range of articles contributing to the development of knowledge in man-environment relations, design and planning. METU JFA accepts submissions in English or Turkish, and assumes that the manuscripts received by the Journal have not been published previously or that are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The Editorial Board claims no responsibility for the opinions expressed in the published manuscripts. METU JFA invites theory, research and history papers on the following fields and related interdisciplinary topics: architecture and urbanism, planning and design, restoration and preservation, buildings and building systems technologies and design, product design and technologies. Prospective manuscripts for publication in these fields may constitute; 1. Original theoretical papers; 2. Original research papers; 3. Documents and critical expositions; 4. Applied studies related to professional practice; 5. Educational works, commentaries and reviews; 6. Book reviews Manuscripts, in English or Turkish, have to be approved by the Editorial Board, which are then forwarded to Referees before acceptance for publication. The Board claims no responsibility for the opinions expressed in the published manuscripts. It is assumed that the manuscripts received by the Journal are not sent to other journals for publication purposes and have not been previously published elsewhere.