The Anti-sprawl Policies in Tehran and the Creation of Spatial Injustice

The proliferation of anti-sprawl policies across the cities in Global South and North appears to be a legitimate backlash an ever-increasing rate urban growth expansion 21st century. Questions remain, however, around outcomes sprawl-controlling plans, extent which Northern perspectives dominate rhetoric globe, whether transferring them rapidly expanding Southern is rational feasible. It essential acknowledge that incentives and, turn, consequences sprawl are substantially different from their counterparts. Such divergences call for new approach towards ‘provincialisation’ (Sheppard, Leitner Maringanti, 2013 Sheppard, E.; Leitner, H.; A. (2013): Provincializing global urbanism: A manifesto. Urban Geography; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2013.807977.[Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]) discourses.This paper examines intersection debates spatial injustice incorporates both empirical theoretical elements. element historical development strategies Tehran since 1960s scrutinises containment particularly relation creation peripheral traps through lens justice, citizenship ‘right centre’ (Marcuse, 2009 Marcuse, P. (2009): Spatial justice: derivative but causal social injustice. Justice, 1 (4), pp.1–6. Scholar]; Harvey, 2010 D. (2010): Social justice city. University Georgia Press. Soja, E.W. Seeking justice. U Minnesota Scholar]). contributes debate on ‘theory South’ by underlining dialectical interplay centre periphery within trajectories arguing need develop multiple epistemologies capable explaining complexities conditions South.The core argument this thus twofold. First empirically supported argument, it contends act as catalysts densification/sprawl transformation intensify unjust geographies buffer zones displacement compromising (non)citizens. Second wider perspective, argues against theorisation universally relevant applicable category calls reformulation concept, its drivers materialisation, institutional responses given perspective.