Ethnic & Cultural Diversity

4Thought Forum Series

The Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Committee provides ongoing education forums and opportunities for planners, students and university faculty of different backgrounds to network, share ideas and bring recognition to unique values and perspectives. ECDC’s mission is to actively promote and increase diversity within the planning profession and provide effective leadership in advocacy of inclusiveness in planning policies and regulations reflective of a diverse geographic and population within New Jersey.

Comments/Questions?  Contact the ECDC Chair, Jeffrey Wilkerson

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4Thought Forum Series – RFP

posted on January 27th, 2012 in Committees, Ethnic & Cultural Diversity, News

Download the RFP by clicking here. The APA-NJ’s Ethnic & Cultural Diversity Committee (ECDC) is providing opportunities for organizations and researchers to highlight their work and/or best practices that reflect interesting perspectives for regional equity and/or cultural and ethnic communities to a large audience. ECDC is requesting proposals for its ongoing ECDC’s 4Thought Forum Series [...]

New Urbanism and Communities of Color – April 2011

posted on March 1st, 2011 in Committees, Ethnic & Cultural Diversity, News

New Urbanism has gained considerable acceptance in the last 20 years, yet it remains controversial in a number of circles. Many critics believe that, while the New Urbanism contains many attractive ideas, it has not been able to effectively deal with a wide range of issues associated with inner-city communities and metropolitan growth that simply did not exist in the early twentieth century when it’s planning and design predecessors were being implemented.

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