Environmental justice in the context of planning
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Date
2018
Authors
Ntiwane, Bongane
Coetzee, Johnny
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Publisher
University of the Free State
Abstract
In recent years, environmental justice has been central in many Social Sciences discourses; yet it has gained limited recognition in planning, particularly in spatial planning theories. The extent of environmental justice in planning theory remains unrecorded or subtle in planning research. This study evaluates planning theories against the criteria that constitute the dimensions of environmental justice. The results of the work reveal that planning theories generally incorporate environmental justice to a limited extent. The study recommends the introduction of a new environmental justice paradigm shift in planning to bridge the identified gap in planning theory and practice. Regarding planning practice, the study highlights the need for planners to apply the principles of environmental justice in planning to achieve fairness in distribution, recognition, participation, capability consideration, and effects in monitoring and evaluation.
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Keywords
Environmental justice, Planning, Spatial planning, Spatial planning theories, Planning theories
Citation
Bongane, N., & Coetzee, J. (2018). Environmental justice in the context of planning. Town and Regional Planning, 84-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/2415-0495/trp72i1.7