Session

As cities confront rapid urbanization, climate change, and socioeconomic disparities, sustainability efforts that overlook justice risk perpetuating inequalities, particularly in marginalized communities. This track critically examines the intersection of urban sustainability and spatial justice, exploring how governance structures, participatory planning, and urban design can foster truly inclusive and equitable cities. Key questions include how to ensure fair distribution of benefits and burdens, empower marginalized voices in decision-making, and design built environments that recognize diverse social needs related to gender, cultural identity, and inclusion. The session aims to identify pathways toward cities that achieve both environmental resilience and genuine social equity for all communities.

Presentations:

• 127 Cipriano Piergiorgio, Citizen Science Ferrara: community-based environmental monitoring for co-design mitigation actions and improve climate justice

• 135 Dell'Oca Emanuele, Towards a Synthetic Indicator of Housing Pressure: Mapping Affordability by Income Bracket in Milan and Turin

• 144 Makki Farah, F.AIR: Fragile AIR - Unfair Health. An Urban action-research assessing socio-environmental inequalities and access to healthy school environments 

• 174 Deacu Adina-Iuliana, Redefining Business to Enable Justice-Driven and Human-Centered Urban Futures

• 185 Bosone Martina, From Principles to Practice: Operational Tools for Climate Justice in Urban Planning and Design