Planning for the Caring City

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of case studies
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Cities: Why care? Why plan?
	The fragility of caring and kindness in the city
	Crisis and rethinking
	A city focus
	A planning focus
	A focus on kindness and care
	This book
Chapter 2: The caring planner
	Who plans and the purpose of planning?
	Who plans and shapes our cities? The role of planning in the ‘planned’ and ‘unplanned’ city
	Visions for city planning: evidence of care and lack of care in urban visions
		Early visions: the beginnings
		Greenery for all
		Housing for all
		Cities for all
	The caring planner in practice
	A way forward for planning
	Note
Chapter 3: Caring for the environment
	Cities for people and biodiversity
	History background: urban growth
	The international level
	Theories and practices of environmental care in cities
	Cities and biodiversity: the benefits and challenges to care
	Cities responding to an ethic of care
	Biodiverse landscapes of care: restoring nature
	Dynamic cities, diverse people, diverse wildlife, the need for a new approach
	The way forward for biodiversity care through planning
	Notes
Chapter 4: Caring for people
	Planning as if people matter
	Caring for people
	The global dimension
	City scale
		Migration
		People with disabilities
		Indigenous people
	Planning for all: a way forward
	Notes
Chapter 5: Building carefully
	The context for building well, relevance for planners
	A role for planners
	A context of care: affordable cities for citizens (public vs private building)
		Building for people
		Building for emotional well-being: happiness
		Building with nature
	Building with care: the practice of planning at city, neighbourhood and individual building scale
		Cities
		Neighbourhoods
	Buildings
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 6: Caring livelihoods
	Livelihoods, equity and sustainability
	Humanising our understanding of economic development and sustainable livelihoods
	Care within the mainstream economy: benevolent entrepreneurship, the commodification of care, social and community enterprises
	New ways of thinking about the economy and caring to support sustainable livelihoods
	The solidarity economy
	Emerging examples of a new ethic of care within economies
	Towards a future economy which is sustainable and caring
	Conclusion: facilitating diverse economies
Chapter 7: Governing with care
	State and society: the role of care
	Governance
	Decentralisation of governance
	Community mobilisation and activism
	Inclusive cities
	Participatory governance
	Participatory planning
	Participatory budgeting
	Everyday governance
	Just Transition
	Care and disaster response in times of crisis
	Conclusion
Chapter 8: Planning the caring city: Future considerations
	The need for a new ethos
	Planetary challenges
	Alternative scenarios
		Business as usual
		Technological cities
		Enterprise cities
		Shadow cities
	Caring, planning and looking forward in city development
	Notes
References
Index