Formulating the Conceptual Framework of the "Right to the City" Theory by Exploring Lefebvre's Thoughts

Subject Areas : INTERCULTURAL STUDIES QUARTERLY

pante a alipour kohi ¹ , saeede alikaei ² , Seyedeh Maryam Maddahzad ³

1 - Ph.D. in Urban Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Art and Architecture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Urban Planning, Collage of Fine Arts, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Science and Industry.

Received: 2022-10-13 Accepted : 2022-11-21 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Social Theory, justice, production of space, right to the city, Lefebvre,

Abstract :

One of the most important human social needs is the need for justice in urban space The theory of the "Right to the City" is one of the most basic justice-oriented social theories in the 20th century, the basic axis of which is man and his social needs. Lefebvre, the founder of this theory, saw the city as a social structure and believed that citizens have rights to the city. This theory has been followed by many researchers in recent years. Still, their results have not gone beyond the investigation of theoretical and philosophical bases and fewer researchers have addressed the spatial dimensions and qualities necessary to realize this importance in the urban space. This research aims to reach solutions for the realization of the right to the city by exploring the political, social, and philosophical roots, reviewing the experiences and legal frameworks developed in the world, and analyzing the effectiveness of the proposed axes. Through qualitative research with directional content analysis, and the exploratory approach based on library and document studies, the conceptual framework of the right to the city and the practical components for its realization were extracted. this conceptual framework is based on two main components "the right to urban participation" and "the right to allocate space", and criteria of proper urban governance, inclusiveness and diversity, spatial access, and spatial qualities. Its application has been introduced in order to create a mutual learning structure in the process of interactions between public, and private institutions and people, and the mutual understanding of the actors.

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