On the Morality of Urban Mobility

Shane Epting

Cities’ transportation systems affect people, ecosystems, and future generations, and they increase tensions between historical preservation, social justice concerns, and future needs. In turn, all of these factors deserve consideration, but not equally. A just and moral way forward must prioritize values in how we give preference in planning decisions.

Shane Epting illustrates that the problem of “moral prioritization” rests at the heart of these problems. To overcome such challenges, he develops a multi-tiered assessment system that shows how to evaluate complicated affairs in urban mobility. This book brings philosophical underpinnings of public works into full view, showing how the love of wisdom benefits the ongoing and future transportation issues of our increasingly urbanized world.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Rowman & Littlefield International

Pages: 159 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-78660-819-2 • Hardback • May 2021 • $110.00 • (£85.00)

978-1-78660-821-5 • eBook • May 2021 • $38.00 • (£29.00) (coming soon)

Series: Philosophy, Technology and Society

Subjects: Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy / Ethics / Applied Ethics, Philosophy / Ethics / Environmental Ethics

On the Morality of Urban Mobility

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Summary

Cities’ transportation systems affect people, ecosystems, and future generations, and they increase tensions between historical preservation, social justice concerns, and future needs. In turn, all of these factors deserve consideration, but not equally. A just and moral way forward must prioritize values in how we give preference in planning decisions.

Shane Epting illustrates that the problem of “moral prioritization” rests at the heart of these problems. To overcome such challenges, he develops a multi-tiered assessment system that shows how to evaluate complicated affairs in urban mobility. This book brings philosophical underpinnings of public works into full view, showing how the love of wisdom benefits the ongoing and future transportation issues of our increasingly urbanized world.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Rowman & Littlefield International

Pages: 159 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-78660-819-2 • Hardback • May 2021 • $110.00 • (£85.00)

978-1-78660-821-5 • eBook • May 2021 • $38.00 • (£29.00) (coming soon)

Series: Philosophy, Technology and Society

Subjects: Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy / Ethics / Applied Ethics, Philosophy / Ethics / Environmental Ethics

Table of Contents

Preface / Introduction / Transportation Monoculture / The Stakes and Stakeholders / Exploring Transportation Democracy / Complex Moral Assessments: The Framework / Complex Moral Assessments in Practice / Automated Vehicles: Two Challenges / Broader Social Impacts: Shaping the Future

On the Morality of Urban Mobility

Shane Epting

On the Morality of Urban Mobility

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