means ensuring that all communities are treated fairly and are given equal opportunity to participate in the planning and decision-making process, with an emphasis on ensuring that traditionally disadvantaged groups are not left behind

social equity', ‘Social Equity & Environment Justice Assessment, Fair Planning and Development for all Communities’, Chapter 6, Regional Comprehensive Plan, Sandag, 2004, http://www.sandag.org/rcp_revised_draft/chapter6.pdf [23/03/2016]

social equity