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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ec<strong>on</strong>omically, and culturally def<strong>in</strong>ed different social class, group and <strong>in</strong>dividuals<br />
<strong>in</strong>terest from <strong>the</strong> resources and opportunities <strong>of</strong> urban space. Expressi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> locati<strong>on</strong><br />
criteria <strong>in</strong> terms <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>it/loss mechanisms or <strong>of</strong> social <strong>in</strong>terest does not br<strong>in</strong>g any clarity<br />
to <strong>the</strong> adopti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>justice</strong> with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>text <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se techniques and c<strong>on</strong>cepts. In this<br />
sense, <strong>the</strong> proposals <strong>in</strong> methodology <strong>of</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g discipl<strong>in</strong>e do not carry any sufficient<br />
quality with respect to debates <strong>of</strong> <strong>justice</strong>. The basic problem bel<strong>on</strong>gs to <strong>the</strong> questi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
which <strong>justice</strong> criteria <strong>the</strong> practice <strong>of</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g discipl<strong>in</strong>e as an actor <strong>of</strong> organizati<strong>on</strong> and<br />
distributi<strong>on</strong> mechanism takes its departure from and what <strong>the</strong> sufficiency level <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />
criteria are.<br />
The plann<strong>in</strong>g practice <strong>in</strong> Turkey; plann<strong>in</strong>g as a public and adm<strong>in</strong>istrati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
activity is realized formally by those <strong>in</strong>struments and <strong>process</strong>es where positive law is<br />
def<strong>in</strong>ed with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> legal <strong>process</strong> and <strong>in</strong>formally by different <strong>in</strong>fluences <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> actors.<br />
The made decisi<strong>on</strong>s toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> urban demands <strong>of</strong> actors, <strong>the</strong> legal order<br />
and plann<strong>in</strong>g with<strong>in</strong> a specific geography and specific time <strong>of</strong> such <strong>process</strong>es <strong>in</strong>volved<br />
with<strong>in</strong> pass through a series <strong>of</strong> preferences. This <strong>process</strong> created by <strong>the</strong> actors and<br />
decisi<strong>on</strong>s made corresp<strong>on</strong>d to a series <strong>of</strong> assents <strong>in</strong> sphere <strong>of</strong> “values”. This system <strong>of</strong><br />
values encountered by such c<strong>on</strong>cepts as true, good, just, equal or beneficial is reflected<br />
up<strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>process</strong> <strong>of</strong> spatial formati<strong>on</strong> via expressi<strong>on</strong> sometimes by norms, and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
times by obscure mechanisms.<br />
In c<strong>on</strong>text <strong>of</strong> this study, <strong>the</strong> below menti<strong>on</strong>ed dimensi<strong>on</strong>s are taken <strong>in</strong>to<br />
c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> exam<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>cept <strong>of</strong> “<strong>justice</strong>” as <strong>the</strong> fundamental element <strong>of</strong><br />
this system <strong>of</strong> values with<strong>in</strong> which <strong>the</strong> discipl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g takes place:<br />
1. Essence <strong>of</strong> matter: under which c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> reality, what are <strong>the</strong> basic<br />
pr<strong>in</strong>ciples and aims?<br />
2. Process: what are <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>struments and methods?<br />
3. Result: what are <strong>the</strong> results <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>process</strong>?<br />
Therefore, this <strong>the</strong>sis aims at analyz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> positi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>cept <strong>of</strong> <strong>justice</strong> as a<br />
comp<strong>on</strong>ent <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> system <strong>of</strong> values with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g discipl<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
In this study, which aims at discuss<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>cept <strong>of</strong> <strong>justice</strong> with particular<br />
reference to <strong>the</strong> cases <strong>of</strong> lawsuit, <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>cluded actors as representatives <strong>of</strong> c<strong>on</strong>flict<strong>in</strong>g<br />
demands dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>process</strong> <strong>of</strong> adjudicati<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> relati<strong>on</strong> to <strong>the</strong> <strong>process</strong> <strong>of</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g are as<br />
follows: planners as representatives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g discipl<strong>in</strong>e; local governments<br />
(municipalities) as <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> implementati<strong>on</strong>; courts as <strong>the</strong> representatives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
legally given decisi<strong>on</strong>s and <strong>the</strong> law-state system; and <strong>in</strong>dividuals as those liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
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