A Different Trolley Problem: The Limits of Environmental Justice and the Promise of Complex Moral Assessments for Transportation Infrastructure
Abstract
Transportation infrastructure tremendously affects the quality of life for urban residents, influences public and mental health, and shapes social relations. Historically, the topic is rich with social and political controversy and the resultant transit systems in the United States cause problems for minority residents and issues for the public. Environmental justice frameworks provide a means to identify and address harms that affect marginalized groups, but environmental justice has limits that cannot account for the mainstream population. To account for this condition, I employ a complex moral assessment measure that provides a way to talk about harms that affect the public.
Recommended Citation
Epting, S. R. (2016). A Different Trolley Problem: The Limits of Environmental Justice and the Promise of Complex Moral Assessments for Transportation Infrastructure. Science and Engineering Ethics, 22(6), pp. 1781-1795. Springer Netherlands.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-015-9732-3
Department(s)
Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
Keywords and Phrases
Complex Moral Assessment; Structural Ethics; Transportation Infrastructure; Urban Planning
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1353-3452; 1471-5546
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2016 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Dec 2016
PubMed ID
26602909
