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Climate justice and the built environment

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Klinsky, Sonja, Mavrogianni, Anna·2020·Buildings and Cities
DOI 10.5334/bc.65
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Highlights Climate justice is explained and explored in relation to how decisions about the built environment in the climate context intersect with human wellbeing. Key features in the built environment are identified that impact upon climate injustice. Specific processes, decisions and actions are identified to reduce these injustices and to reduce current gaps both in knowledge and practices. A conceptual and practical context is provided for integrating concerns about climate justice into research and decision-making about the built environment by addressing four underlying questions: 1. What is climate justice and why is it a significant issue? 2. Why is the built environment important in addressing climate injustice, and why is climate justice essential for the built environment community to consider? 3. What processes can be used to reduce inequities and injustices in the built environment? 4. What roles might the academic community, governmental entities, and practitioners in construction, design and real estate, have in facilitating deeper integration of climate justice? A capabilities approach is proposed to systematically uncover and address underlying patterns of injustice. A multi-valent approach involving distributive, procedural and recognition justice can be harnessed to constitute a justice framework. A process of change is needed to: (i) reframe, reposition and extend current built environment research to engage with wider issues of justice, (ii) build and make accessible the evidence base for the identification and mitigation of inequities in climate risk exposures, vulnerabilities, and effective and equitable adaptation pathways and (iii) define responsibilities for different actors.

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  • Making strong links to a larger urban agenda offers a way to forge buy-in from a wide range of stakeholders and build coalitions with interest groups already taking a stand around waste, equity and preservation to advance climate justice.

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  81. (self.__next_s=self.__next_s||[]).push([0,{"children":"window.__ENV__ = {\"RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY\":\"6Le9meQkAAAAAJXZVwLIe6zjwFy9zJJAE4x9MhIf\",\"SERVICE_CODE\":\"up-j-bc\",\"FRONTEND_URL\":\"https://journal-buildingscities.org\",\"FRONTEND_DOMAIN\":\"journal-buildingscities.org\",\"OJS_API_URL\":\"https://api.account.up-j-bc.ubiquityjournal.website/api/journal/1\"};","id":"public-env"}])This page is for printing. If you wish to read this article, please visit its full version.Climate justice and the built environmentSonja KlinskyAnna MavrogianniAbstractHighlightsClimate justice is explained and explored in relation to how decisions about the built environment in the climate context intersect with human wellbeing. Key features in the built environment are identified that impact upon climate injustice. Specific processes, decisions and actions are identified to reduce these injustices and to reduce current gaps both in knowledge and practices. A conceptual and practical context is provided for integrating concerns about climate justice into research and decision-making about the built environment by addressing four underlying questions: 1. What is climate justice and why is it a significant issue? 2. Why is the built environment important in addressing climate injustice, and why is climate justice essential for the built environment community to consider? 3. What processes can be used to reduce inequities and injustices in the built environment? 4. What roles might the academic community, governmental entities, and practitioners in construction, design and real estate, have in facilitating deeper integration of climate justice? A capabilities approach is proposed to systematically uncover and address underlying patterns of injustice. A multi-valent approach involving distributive, procedural and recognition justice can be harnessed to constitute a justice framework. A process of change is needed to: (i) reframe, reposition and extend current built environment research to engage with wider issues of justice, (ii) build and make accessible the evidence base for the identification and mitigation of inequities in climate risk exposures, vulnerabilities, and effective and equitable adaptation pathways and (iii) define responsibilities for different actors.Year: 2020Volume: 1 Issue: 1Page/Article: 412–428DOI: 10.5334/bc.65Accepted on Jun 28, 2020Published on Jul 14, 2020CC BY 4.0 · DOI

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Klinsky, S., & Mavrogianni, A.
Affiliations
  • Arizona State University (US)
  • University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Mavrogianni, Anna
ORCID
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Buildings and Cities
Publisher
Ubiquity Press, Ltd.
Published
2020
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
412-428
ISSN
2632-6655 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.5334/bc.65
OpenAlex
W3043641852
Cited by
62
References
3
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3
FWCI
8.03
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journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Buildings and Cities (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Keywords
climate justice, built environment, human well-being, capability approach, distributive justice, procedural justice, recognition justice, climate risk exposure, climate change vulnerability, climate change adaptation, real estate, justice framework

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