Description: Welcome to The Centre for the Just City! Situated at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, The Centre for the Just City is an initiative dedicated to advancing social justice in the built environment. About the Centre Dedicated to pursuing social justice through the lens of urban development, The Centre for…
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Social justice is undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges of our times, as rampant inequality erodes the fabric of our societies everywhere, undermining trust in governments and institutions, leading to violence and extremism and eating at the very core of democracy.
Growing inequality, socio-spatial fragmentation, and lack of access to public goods are threats to the sustainability of our cities, especially when sustainability is understood in its three fundamental dimensions (social, economic, and environmental. Social sustainability is underexplored in sustainability studies and the absence of this dimensions in most sustainability study programs means there is an enormous gap to be filled in sustainable urban development.
TU Delft Planning and Design for the Just City – Planning for a Sustainable and Fair Urban Future
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Juliana Gonçalves – Assistant Professor @ TU Delft