Environmental justice in the context of planning

Abstract

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.