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The Committee on the Environment (COTE®) is an AIA Knowledge Community working for architects, allied professionals, and the public to achieve climate action and climate justice through design. We believe that design excellence is the foundation of a healthy, sustainable, and equitable future. Our work promotes design strategies that empower all AIA members to realize the best social and environmental outcomes with the clients and the communities they serve.

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What are "Environmental Rights?"

  • 1.  What are "Environmental Rights?"

    Posted 11-02-2017 05:39 PM
    COTE's recent "What We <g class="gr_ gr_21 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="21" data-gr-id="21">Believe</g>" <g class="gr_ gr_20 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="20" data-gr-id="20">letter</g> says that certain rights are included in the broad set of principles under which we work.  These rights are cultural rights, social rights, religious rights, and environmental rights.

    Our legal rights are enumerated in the Bill of Rights.  They're very specific and easy to understand. 

    It would be helpful to know what some of the rights mentioned in the COTE letter actually are.  What are the specific cultural rights, social rights, religious rights, and environmental rights?   I'd like to explain them to our interns.  What are they?

    For now, let's just focus on environmental rights... What are some of the environmental rights?

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    Dennis Wells AIA
    VP-Studio Director
    Miles Associates Incorporated
    Oklahoma City OK
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