Sustainable City and Social Justice: Strategies and Challenges

محمد هادی یاراحمدی¹ Mohammad hadi yarahmadi²

1) دکتری علوم اجتماعی
2) PhD in Social Sciences

IOI Code : AABF-AADCFZ
Publication : 3rd International Conference on Applied Researches in Humanities, Economics, Management & Accounting(icrhema.com/3rd)
Abstract :
    Today s cities, in the context of rapid demographic, economic and environmental changes, are faced with the challenges of social justice and achieving a sustainable city model more than ever before. The present study, with a descriptive-analytical approach based on scientific resources and applied experiences, explains the link between the dimensions of urban sustainability and the realization of social justice. The findings show that a sustainable city is the product of an intelligent balance between environmental protection, local economic development, promotion of social indicators and participatory governance; in such a way that physical or economic growth without spatial justice and fair distribution of opportunities leads to the reproduction of inequality and weakening of livability in cities. A review of social justice theories and urban sustainability measurement indicators shows that the realization of justice in the city depends on distributive justice, spatial justice, active participation of all social groups and the possibility of equal benefit from urban resources and services. Accordingly, forward-looking urban policymaking should target existing inequalities and, by promoting participatory approaches, provide a platform for improving the quality of life and strengthening the foundations of sustainable development in cities.

Keywords : sustainable city social justice urban sustainability spatial justice participatory governance urban assessment indicators