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Is it possible to produce a Just Urban Environment?

I. « Justice as Fairness », a quick overview of John Rawls’ Theory of Justice.

II. How to apply spatially this Rawlsian conception.

III.Seeking rationally a Just model of Urban Development.

I. « Justice as fairness » J. RawlsThere are 2 Main principles:- A fair repartition of the advantages

and burdens of social cooperation - The maximin principle.

II. « Seeking Spatial Justice » E. Soja- Pareto optimality: Nothing can change without damaging the well-being of at least one member of the society.- Territorial Justice: « a form of spatial organization which maximizes the prospects of the least fortunate region. » D. Harvey

III. Thinking a « Distributive Center »- The « veil of ignorance » J. Rawls- The center/periphery dichotomy- « Capitalism has survived by

occupying space » H. Lefebvre- From the « Predator center » to the

« Distributive Center ».

Bibliography: • BRET Bernard, « Interpréter les inégalités socio-

spatiales à la lumière de la Théorie de la Justice de John Rawls », Annales de géographie, 2009/1 n° 665-666, p. 16-34.

• SOJA Edward, « Seeking Spatial Justice », University of Minnesota Press, 2010, p75-95

• RAWLS John, « A theory of Justice », Belknap Press, 1999, Part 1 « Theory ».