Tracking the notion of justice in city and urbanization theories: critical urban theory and the theory of the right to the city

Cities and spaces governing them are developed more than anything by political economy of their time and place. For this reason, cities that grow under the influence of capitalism ideas are far different from those in socialist system. The search for justice in city is a search for something beyond person’s reaction and opinion on special inequalities. Although spatial concepts concerning social justice are common concerns of a number of active organizations and urban social movements throughout the world, the meaning of justice has not been properly defined yet. The notion of justice in urban theory is the beginning of a theoretical framework that effectively direct discussions and measures taken in the process of changing the shape of existing city realities. The article attempts to track the notion of justice in theories and explore the underlying assumption about the theories.