This is an essay about the justice of town and regional planning, housing, regeneration and urban management. In an essay of 3000 words you need to identify a contentious topic or case study which raises questions about justice and fairness. You should explain and critically discuss the values that are exposed by this topic or case study and develop an argument on the ethical action that a reflective practitioner should take. In doing this you should apply the ideas of a particular theorist or develop a particular theoretical stance to interpret the issue and questions of justice and fairness. You should take sides in this essay, argue for a particular approach or set of values and explore the position of the practitioner in seeking to ‘do the right thing’.
Explain and critically discuss the values that are exposed by this topic or case study and develop an argument on the ethical action that a reflective practitioner should take.