Ethical decision making is critical to good governance.
Planning commissioners should refer to the Ethical Principles of Planning, voluntary but extremely helpful guidelines for commissioners faced with complex decisions that involve competing concerns.
Certified planners with whom commissioners work are bound by the AICP Code of Ethics.
Planning Made Easy, available at APAPlanningBooks.com, is a training manual that discusses the importance of ethical decisions in planning.
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