http://tags.library.upenn.edu/tag/city_planning+editorial PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/19197 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/19197 Sustainability: Planning's Redemption or Curse?<p>8 February 2007 - 8:This editorial is based on an article that was originally published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER), Vol. 26, No. 2 (208-221). The full article is available online at Sage Publications.00am<br />Author: Michael Gunder, PhD</p><p><em>Sustainability is often defined as a balance of the three E's: the environment, the economy, and social equity. But as planners embrace the concept, the sustainability &quot;balance&quot; heavily favors one E: the economy. Michael Gunder warns that planners risk sacrificing the environment and social equity in the name of sustainable economic development.</em></p>