Equity and Inclusive Planning
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Resources for Planners
A growing list of resources is appended at the end of this page. Please share the list and share resources you can recommend for APA-WI to post.
APA Wisconsin Chapter Board Statement on Racial Equity
Read the statement endorsed by the APA-WI Chapter Board of Directors and by the APA-WI Equity and Diversity Committee.
APA-WI is pleased to share with you the FINAL approved Equity and Diversity Action Plan and introduce you to the new Equity and Diversity Committee.
Donna Martin-Brown, 2020
Jason Gilman, 2020-2021
Ria Hull, 2020-2021 (chair)
Keith Johnathan, 2020-2021
Kevin Kuschel, 2020
Lori Palmeri, 2020-2021
Todd Violante, 2020
Nancy Welch, 2020
Vacant, 2020-2021
Vacant, 2020-2021
Please contact President Josh Clements (joshuarclements at gmail.com) if you are interested in serving on this committee.
Results of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training Needs Survey 2020 — APA-IL and APA-WI
This survey was conducted as a partnership of between APA-IL and APA-WI in February 2020. It was designed to assess training needs in preparation for an upcoming diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) half-day workshop in the fall of 2020. The training project is funded by the APA Chapter Presidents Council.
The survey addresses discrimination and climate in planning in Illinois and Wisconsin, perceived training needs, the level of demand for DEI training, and stories of DEI problems in planning that could be useful in building a training program. This survey does not limit itself to the training needs of planners and planning organizations, but also seeks to identify training needs of commissioners/elected officials and community members engaged in planning.
RESOURCES
The chapter is working on improving opportunities for professional development addressing inequities in our communities and practicing more inclusive planning. Below are some resources related to this topic and chapter initiative.
Download a pdf of the list below.
Websites:
Racial Equity Tools website - https://www.racialequitytools.org/home
From the website: “Racial Equity Tools is designed to support individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity. This site offers tools, research, tips, curricula and ideas for people who want to increase their own understanding and to help those working toward justice at every level – in systems, organizations, communities and the culture at large.”
They also have a great book and film list on the Racial Equity Tools website here: https://www.racialequitytools.org/fundamentals/resource-lists/book-and-film-lists
First Nations Development Institute website - https://www.firstnations.org/knowledge-center/
There is a wealth of information here in the “Knowledge Center” of the website, including a list of books by Native Americans here: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/.
UW-Extension website - https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/cfsi/equity-in-food-systems/21-day-challenge-resources/
This is a good list of resources, articles, etc. about white privilege.
One especially good article listed on this website: Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person, by Gina Crosley-Corcoran
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/explaining-white-privilege-to-a-broke-white-person_b_5269255
Mapping tools:
Mapping Inequality
https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/#loc=5/39.1/-94.58
Mapping Prejudice
https://www.mappingprejudice.org/resources/index.html#media
Mapping tool - Neighborhood Atlas – UW Dept of Medicine – healthcare outcomes https://www.neighborhoodatlas.medicine.wisc.edu/mapping
Documentaries:
Unnatural Causes – Is Inequity Making Us Sick? https://unnaturalcauses.org/
A seven-part documentary series exploring racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health.
From the website: “Unnatural Causes is the acclaimed documentary series broadcast by PBS and now used by thousands of organizations around the country to tackle the root causes of our alarming socio-economic and racial inequities in health. The four-hour series crisscrosses the nation uncovering startling new findings that suggest there is much more to our health than bad habits, health care, or unlucky genes. The social circumstances in which we are born, live, and work can actually get under our skin and disrupt our physiology as much as germs and viruses.”
Race: The Power of an Illusion
https://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm
http://newsreel.org/video/race-the-power-of-an-illusion
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/cooked-survival-by-zip-code/
13th: A Lesson on Race, Justice, and Mass Incarceration
https://www.cjpcenter.org/13th-a-lesson-on-race-justice-and-mass-incarceration/
College Behind Bars
https://www.pbs.org/show/college-behind-bars/
Carson Gulley Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SvsFtoiId0
Documents/Reports:
The Inclusive City: an LGBTQIA+ Perspective – Project Report, by Bright Pryde
https://www.academyofurbanism.org.uk/the-inclusive-city-project-report/
This report is a first-person perspective on the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ persons in cities.
There is also a link here to a presentation called “Citymaking: voices from the LGBTQ+ community.”
Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) Toolkit
https://www.racialequityalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/GARE-Racial_Equity_Toolkit.pdf
Examples of Racial Covenants and Restrictions
● Crestwood Neighborhood Covenants
Planning for Equitable Development: Social Equity by Design - Planning Advisory Service Memo
http://planning-org-uploaded-media.s3.amazonaws.com/document/PASMEMO-2017-03-04.pdf
Dane County - Race to Equity Report
https://racetoequity.net/baseline-report-state-racial-disparities-dane-county/
Segregated Seattle - Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/segregated.htm
This study includes racially restrictive covenant examples as well as mapping tools.
Books/Articles:
Sundown Towns - A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, by James Loewen (book) https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781620974681
“In this groundbreaking work, sociologist James W. Loewen, author of the classic bestseller Lies My Teacher Told Me, brings to light decades of hidden racial exclusion in America. In a provocative, sweeping analysis of American residential patterns, Loewen uncovers the thousands of "sundown towns"--almost exclusively white towns where it was an unspoken rule that blacks weren't welcome--that cropped up throughout the twentieth century, most of them located outside of the South.”
Me and White Supremacy, by Layla Saad (book)
“Me and White Supremacy: A 28-Day Challenge to Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor leads readers through a journey of understanding their white privilege and participation in white supremacy, so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on black, indigenous and people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.”
Communicative Responses: Life as a Token Woman, by Carleen Ryan (article)
https://www.ellevatenetwork.com/articles/9254-communicative-responses-life-as-a-token-woman
A personal testimony about being a woman in a male dominated profession.
Equitable and Inclusive Development Resources
Health and Well-Being Resources:
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Article, Defining Diversity Equity and Inclusion:
https://dirt.asla.org/2019/12/16/defining-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/
American Institute of Architects Committee-Resources:
https://www.aiadc.com/committee/design-wellbeing
https://www.aia.org/showcases/6082617-designing-for-wellness
Global Wellness Institute Resources
National Geographic Article, 02-2017
Environmental Outcomes Resources:
Building Green’s Equity in Design Case Studies
https://www.buildinggreen.com/feature/equity-design-and-construction-seven-case-studies
Yale article, 2014
https://e360.yale.edu/features/urban_nature_how_to_foster_biodiversity_in_worlds_cities
US Forest Service Publication
https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/jrnl/2017/nrs_2017_aronson_001.pdf
American Bar Association Publication, 2018
American Psychological Association Article, 2013
https://www.apa.org/pi/disability/resources/publications/newsletter/2013/11/inclusive-environment
Social Outcomes Resources:
British Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment Publication: Inclusion by Design:
https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/asset/document/inclusion-by-design.pdf
Urban Land Institute, Managing Gentrification Report, 2006
http://uli.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Report-5-Managing-Gentrification.ashx_.pdf
APA, The Scales Of Gentrification Article, 2018
https://www.planning.org/planning/2018/dec/scalesofgentrification/
Government Alliance on Race and Equity Resources and Tools
https://www.racialequityalliance.org/
Economic Outcomes Resources:
Brookings article, 2020
Curbed Article, 2017
https://www.curbed.com/2017/7/25/16020648/affordable-housing-apartment-urban-development
Metropolis, 2019
https://www.metropolis.org/news/five-strategies-improve-housing-affordability
Urban Sustainability Directors Network Resources
https://www.usdn.org/products-equity.html
Energy InnovationPolicy and Technology Article, 2020
UrbanLand Article, 2011
https://urbanland.uli.org/news/urban-agriculture-practices-to-improve-cities/
EcoWatch Article, 2014
https://www.ecowatch.com/10-cities-revolutionizing-local-food-1881972342.html
MDPI, 2014 Report
“Geography of Opportunity: A Fair Housing Equity Assessment for Wisconsin’s Capital Region,” CARPC Report
“Whiteness and Urban Planning,” Journal of the American Planning Association
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01944363.2019.1693907
Cultural Resources:
University of Waterloo Thesis, 2014
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144148016.pdf
Project for Public Spaces Article, 2008
https://www.pps.org/article/multicultural-places
Ted Article
https://ideas.ted.com/how-culture-can-help-a-city-rebuild-after-tragedy/
General-Broad Based Resources:
US Green Building Council’s Social Equity in the Built Environment Guidelines:
https://www.usgbc.org/resources/social-equity-built-environment
Books:
Inclusive Housing, A Pattern Book; Design for Diversity and Equity, by Edward Steinfeld,
Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access,
Universal Design: Creating Inclusive Environments, by Steinfeld, Maisel
Introduction to Design Equity, 2018, by Kristine Miller, University of Minnesota Libraries
Harvard Business Review 10 Must Reads, On Diversity, by Thomas, Ely, Hewlett, Williams, 2019
Youth Engagement
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County - https://www.bgcdc.org/
· Internships/Career Experience Programs
Developing Local Partnerships
“Elevated Chicago: Community Engagement Principles and Recommendations”
https://www.elevatedchicago.org/Elevated%20Community%20Engagement%20Principles-Digital.pdf
“Lean into Allyship” webinar (2h) - Dr. Alex Gee, Madison WI
- In addition to sharing his personal experiences and views on racism, Dr. Gee provides tips for non-Black people interested in pursuing meaningful allyship in the fight for racial justice. Relevant recommendations include supporting and engaging with community groups - genuine relationships are formed by doing things together.
“How Do We Respond to Anti-Black Racism In Urbanist Practices And Conversations?”
Jay Pitter (Canada Urban Institute), Orlando Bailey (BridgeDetroit), Tamika Butler (Toole Design), Anthonia Ogundele (Ethos Lab), Will Prosper (Montreal-Nord Republik)
Video of presentation (with key takeaways): Cities in the Time of COVID-19: How do we respond to anti-Black racism in urbanist practices and conversations?
- “strengthen respectful relationships with Black urbanists to reimagine inclusive urban spaces, share valuable expertise and gain personal knowledge of how to build successful cities.”
Summary of presentation: What’s needed to address anti-Black racism in urban planning?
- “‘authentic co-creation and civic engagement is seen as a chore and not a privilege.’ When city planners view the need to focus on equity and community engagement as a burden or speed bump, the seeds of mistrust between planners and the African American and Latinx communities they are tasked to work with have already been sown. This issue highlights the need for more Black and Brown planners. It also calls for expanding the definition of who is an expert on city building to uncouple that expertise from post-secondary training. It also calls for planners who aren’t Black or Latinx to really engage with the work of those who are, and equitable frameworks for city building.”
- APA Social Equity KnowledgeBase
- David Morley, AICP: Inclusive Planning Processes Quick Notes (NEW!)
- PAS Memo by Kendra Smith, PhD: More and Better: Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Planning (NEW!)
- PAS Report 593: Planning With Diverse Communities (New! Free to non-members and members on the APA website)
- APA Learn: Fostering Social Equity and Inclusive Growth Series (CM credits available)
- Interaction Institute for Social Change: Weaving equity into the planning process
- Planning Magazine - American Planning Association: December 2018: Planning for Equity
- APA-Wisconsin - Summer 2015 Newsletter Article: Tools for Environmental Justice and Equity Planning [pdf]
- David Morley, AICP: Inclusive Growth Quick Notes
- PAS Memo - November 2019: Integrating Gender Mainstreaming into U.S. Planning Practice
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