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It’s high time the transport planning profession was covered by a code of ethics

Gordon Stokes, University of Oxford
02 April 2015
Gordon Stokes is a visiting research associate at the University of Oxford’s Transport Studies Unit.
Gordon Stokes is a visiting research associate at the University of Oxford’s Transport Studies Unit.

 

I find it interesting that many words in the English language can have different meanings, depending on their context. ‘Professional’ and ‘amateur’ are some of the most interesting. Amateur comes from the French ‘lover of’ and implies someone who does something for the love of it. But we often use amateur to imply shoddy or unskilled work. Professional comes from Middle English and relates to someone skilled enough to ‘profess’ (i.e. teach) their...

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