Building Inclusion: A Practical Guide to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Architecture and the Built Environment

Building Inclusion: A Practical Guide to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Architecture and the Built Environment is a manual to support and provide essential guidance to the profession on these key issues, focusing on demonstrating behaviours that help create, implement, and enforce policies, procedures, and practices to deliver inclusion. It targets the pain points of talent attraction and retention, public sector procurement, community engagement, and inclusive design and utilises case studies and testimonials of lived experiences of discrimination.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 296 pages
Publication date: 30 August 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Business Book Awards Finalist 2025, "Building Inclusion: A Practical Guide to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Architecture and the Built Environment," is a comprehensive manual that offers essential guidance to the profession on these critical issues. Recognizing that the presence of EDI procedures does not guarantee their effective implementation, the book focuses on showcasing behaviors that facilitate the creation, implementation, and enforcement of policies, procedures, and practices that promote inclusion. Written by Marsha Ramroop, a former inaugural EDI Director at the RIBA and an award-winning EDI strategist, the book addresses the pain points of talent attraction and retention, public sector procurement, community engagement, and inclusive design. It draws upon case studies from organizations across the sector and the globe with successful EDI practices, as well as personal testimonies of discrimination experiences, providing valuable insights to the reader. The book adopts an intersectional approach, considering not only the distinct identities of race, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, and sexual identity, disability, neurodiversity, and class but also the intersections between them. The text is well-written and accessible, with key points summarized at the end of each chapter, making it an essential read for professionals seeking to implement EDI practices in their work and workplace.

Weight: 682g
Dimension: 154 x 234 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032564838