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The Spatial Justice Benchmarking

A package of tools and approaches for the unpacking and implementation of the concept of Spatial Justice
Hugo López
July 2024

Context

The tools and approaches presented here are part of the work developed by the Centre for the Just City in the context of the Horizon Europe UP2030 project, which involves 10 European cities, one in South America, and more than 40 technical, knowledge, and city partners.

With Dr Prof Roberto Rocco, Dr Prof Juliana Gonçalves, and Dr Prof Marcin Dabrowski.

The Spatial Justice Package

TYPE

Spatial Justice

Rubric

Justice Readiness Level

Spatial Justice Benchmarking Tool

VISUAL + TABLE + TEXT

TEXT

VISUAL

TOOL

TOOL

FORMAT

AUDIENCE

PDF

PDF

PDF

DASHBOARD

DASHBOARD

ACADEMICS

PRACTITIONERS

ACADEMICS

PRACTITIONERS

PRACTITIONERS

PRACTITIONERS

PRACTITIONERS

DESCRIPTION

UNPACK SPATIAL JUSTICE INTO MORE APPLICABLE COMPONENTS

SET OF CRITERIA, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND REFERENCES OF SPATIAL JUSTICE

COMMUNICATION VISUAL

EVALUATION TOOL TOWARDS SPATIAL JUSTICE CONSIDERATIONS

DOCUMENT EVALUATION PROCESS TO SPATIAL JUSTICE CONSIDERATIONS

OUTPUT

STATUS

CONCEPTUAL MODEL

PLAYBOOK

TOOL

TOOL

PROCESS

IN PROGRESS

IN PROGRESS

IN PROGRESS

IN PROGRESS

IN PROGRESS

Spatial Justice Package:

Spatial Justice Conceptual Model

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Image: Spatial Justice Conceptual Model (Lopez, Rocco, Gonçalves, & Dąbrowski, 2024)

The Spatial Justice Conceptual Model (SJCM) is based on an extensive literature review at the intersection of justice, spatial justice, and planning. The SJCM conceptualises Spatial Justice by defining applicable components and goals of for each justice dimension (Recognition, Procedural, and Distributive). When approached as an analytical framework, it allows for a structured and comprehensive way of assessing how aspects of spatial justice are considered in planning and design, while drawing attention to the underlying components that build each dimension.

It involves the fair allocation of burdens and benefits, the attention to processes that do not create or exacerbate inequalities, and the validation and protection of marginalised and vulnerable identities and groups affected by these urban transitions.

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