a critical evaluation on the concept of justice in planning process
a critical evaluation on the concept of justice in planning process
a critical evaluation on the concept of justice in planning process
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1.1. Aim <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Study<br />
CHAPTER 1<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
In practice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g discipl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> our country, with regard to<br />
determ<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> formati<strong>on</strong> ways and <strong>process</strong>es <strong>of</strong> urban space, physical plans are<br />
produced as result <strong>of</strong> a series <strong>of</strong> technical and social studies based <strong>on</strong> particularly <strong>the</strong><br />
physical structure <strong>of</strong> cities. Follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> phase <strong>of</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>the</strong> approved plans are re-<br />
determ<strong>in</strong>ed by many actors dur<strong>in</strong>g implementati<strong>on</strong> and urban space <strong>of</strong>ten becomes<br />
subject to such new results that are different from <strong>the</strong> decisi<strong>on</strong>s previously determ<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
by physical plans. The plans <strong>the</strong>n beg<strong>in</strong> to be embody<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> documents that usually have<br />
no resemblance with <strong>the</strong> spatial envir<strong>on</strong>ment created. This practice that comprises <strong>the</strong><br />
physical plann<strong>in</strong>g dimensi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g activity perta<strong>in</strong>s to our practice <strong>of</strong><br />
development plann<strong>in</strong>g. In a variety <strong>of</strong> different ways, it is possible to m<strong>on</strong>itor <strong>the</strong><br />
impacts <strong>of</strong> actors and this practical <strong>process</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g out to those different actors who<br />
are <strong>in</strong>fluential <strong>in</strong> formati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> urban space all up<strong>on</strong> urban space. However, this <strong>the</strong>sis<br />
takes its departure po<strong>in</strong>t from <strong>the</strong> will to scrut<strong>in</strong>ize <strong>the</strong> way how c<strong>on</strong>flict<strong>in</strong>g urban<br />
spatial demands are expressed <strong>in</strong> terms <strong>of</strong> “<strong>justice</strong>” demands. In l<strong>in</strong>e with this aim, <strong>the</strong><br />
spatial pressures <strong>of</strong> actors demand<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>justice</strong> up<strong>on</strong> urban space will be exam<strong>in</strong>ed and<br />
<strong>the</strong> way how space is produced with<strong>in</strong> this <strong>process</strong> will be m<strong>on</strong>itored and evaluated.<br />
The fact that plann<strong>in</strong>g discipl<strong>in</strong>e is a scientific activity where <strong>the</strong> methods used<br />
are based <strong>on</strong> scientific bases causes <strong>the</strong> problem as to what k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>of</strong> values <strong>the</strong>se<br />
scientific methods shall carry become a matter <strong>of</strong> sec<strong>on</strong>dary importance. However, <strong>the</strong><br />
most fundamental problems <strong>of</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>volve <strong>the</strong> distributi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> resources throughout<br />
urban space, <strong>the</strong> supply <strong>of</strong> urban facilities and accessibility and how this distributi<strong>on</strong><br />
can be realized <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> best and most proper way. Although <strong>the</strong> basic criteria <strong>in</strong><br />
distributi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> resources is <strong>in</strong>terpreted accord<strong>in</strong>g to predef<strong>in</strong>ed standards such as per<br />
capita allocati<strong>on</strong>, <strong>the</strong> <strong>justice</strong> <strong>in</strong> such a distributi<strong>on</strong> is usually disregarded (Talen, 1998).<br />
C<strong>on</strong>trarily though, <strong>the</strong> <strong>justice</strong> debate is a <strong>process</strong> c<strong>on</strong>cerned with how spatially, socially,<br />
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