Who are your partners? #charity #thirdsector #planning #communities #partnership

Two recent RTPI blogposts have highlighted the current conversation about the relationship between built environment and wellbeing. Access (or lack thereof) to spaces, services and structures is a crucial issue for many who face the reality of living with disabilities in daily life. The impact of our urban environment on our physical and mental health is no secret; whether through academic studies, anecdotal evidence or our own experience, we all sense the difference that well or badly planned environments can make.

“Poverty” and “wealth” are not just economic terms. Individuals and communities can be rich or poor in education, resources, relationships and environment. Ethical Partnership has had the privilege of working with a number of community groups in the past. As a company that is striving to work in a way which promotes social justice, we are concerned about inequalities that compound problems such as lack of access to services. We are exploring ways to support more charities and community groups with planning advice that allows them to help themselves. Each community has its own assets – be they time, skills, interests or resources. The key to sustainable change and development is empowering communities to use their own assets effectively. We hope that through the work we do we can foster “richer” communities.

Watch this space.

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