Review and evaluation of urban development plans based on the approach of spatial justice (Case study: Farahzad reorganization plan)

Review and evaluation of development plans based on theories of spatial justice is one of the topics that has been neglected in urban planning in Iran. The purpose of this article is to formulate a framework of spatial justice criteria and evaluate the reorganization plan of Farahzad neighborhood based on those criteria in a qualitative manner. Based on the research findings, the principles of spatial justice in the form of 12 concepts including, consultation with the people, centralized participation, denial of deprivation and marginalization, respect for people's rights, fair distribution of resources, freedom, equality of opportunity, need to share in the public interest, entitlement Inclusion and diversity, diversity and differences were identified. Analysis of the content of the documents of Farahzad neighborhood reorganization plan shows that this plan complies to some extent with some criteria of spatial justice such as central participation, consultation with people, entitlement, fair distribution of resources, freedom, equality of opportunities, while the criteria of denial and deprivation Marginalization, inclusion, and the need to share in the public interest have had a lower place in Farahzad neighborhood planning. The Farahzad neighborhood reorganization plan is a physical plan that considers only some of the criteria for social justice based on liberalism.