Urban Enlightenment: Multistakeholder Engagement and the City

This book applies the concept of moral ordering to urban affairs, demonstrating how multi-stakeholder engagement can enhance the quality of city life and support ambitions such as ethical urban sustainability and human flourishing. It argues that cities encompass nature, limiting their potential, and that problems can arise when stakeholders' interests and needs appear at odds. The author advocates for the concept of moral ordering, a process that addresses issues involving different stakeholder groups and promotes urban enlightenment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 10 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into the realm of urban affairs, applying the concept of moral ordering to enhance the quality of city life while supporting ambitious goals such as ethical urban sustainability and human flourishing. While cities have traditionally been viewed as technological entities, their inherent connection with nature places certain limitations on their development. Urban sustainability issues often impact marginalized and vulnerable populations, the public, nonhuman species, future generations, and urban artifacts. When stakeholders' interests and needs diverge, conflicts can arise.

To address these challenges, the author advocates for the concept of moral ordering, a process designed to bring together diverse stakeholder groups, including municipal officials and residents. Through moral ordering, a clear perspective emerges, revealing that the attention each group receives is proportional to their role in the process, ensuring the appropriate level of moral respect. Furthermore, the author demonstrates how moral ordering can lead to urban enlightenment. He examines real-world applications of moral ordering, such as New York City's Participatory Budgeting Project, to argue that municipalities can foster stronger municipal-community relations that promote urban enlightenment.

Urban Enlightenment: Philosophical Foundations for a Sustainable City is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students engaged in the philosophy of the city, applied ethics, philosophy of technology, urban planning, environmental studies, and political science. It offers insightful perspectives and practical examples that contribute to our understanding of how cities can be designed and managed to promote the well-being of all stakeholders and achieve a more sustainable and just future.

Weight: 520g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032369754