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.
Alhoewel dit weinig erkenning gekry het in beplanningsteorieë en meer bepaald
ruimtelike beplanningsteorieë, het die konsep van omgewingsgeregtigheid
onlangs sentraal toegetree tot menige diskoers in die Sosiale Wetenskappe. Die
omvang van omgewingsgeregtigheid in beplanningsteoriëe blyk beperk te wees
en is slegs subtiel te vinde in beplanningsnavorsing. Hierdie studie evalueer
bestaande beplanningsteoriëe teenoor die kriteria wat omgewingsgeregtigheid
omskryf. Die resultate van die studie toon dat omgewingsgeregtigheid slegs in
’n beperkte mate in beplanningsteorie omvat word. Die studie beveel aan dat ’n
nuwe omgewegingsgeregtigheid-wending nodig is om die geïdentifiseerde gaping
in beplanning te oorbrug. Verder benadruk die studie die noodsaaklikheid vir
beplanningpraktisyns om die beginsels van omgewingsgeregtigheid toe te pas om
sodoende regverdigheid in verdeling, erkenning, deelname, monitering en evaluering
in beplanning te bereik.
Dilemong tsena, tokafatso ya tikoloho e bile bohlokwa dithutong tse ngata tsa saense
ya botho, empa e fumane tlotla e nnyane/lekaneng therong/tokisetsong, haholoholo
tsebong/ditheoring tsa thero/tokisetso ya sepakapaka. Tekanyo ya toka bakeng
sa tikoloho tsebong/theoring ya thero/tokisetso e ntse e sa ngolwa fatshe kapa e
tlasa dipatlisiso tsa thero/tokisetso. Thuto ena e hlahloba ditheori/ditsebo tsa thero/
tokisetso hodima mokgwa o bontshang ditekanyo tsa toka ya tikoloho. Diphetho
tsa mosebetsi di bontsha hore ka kakaretso ditheori tsa thero/tokisetso, di kopanya
toka ya tikoloho ho fihla sebakeng se itseng. Thuto ena e kgothalletsa tlhahiso ya
phetoho e ntjha mohlaleng wa toka ya tikoloho therong/tokisetsong bakeng sa ho
kwala sekgeo se bonweng theoring ya thero le ketso. Mabapi le ketso ya thero,
thuso e hlahisa tlhoko ya bahlophisi tabeng ya ho sebedisa melaotheo ya toka ya
tikoloho therong ya ho fumana tekatekano phanong, kamohelong, ho bankakarolo,
kelohlokong ya bokgoni le ditshwaetso tsa tlhokomelo le tlhatlhobo.
