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Latent potential? Searching for environmental justice in South African landscape architecture praxis

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  • Dayle L. Shand
  • Christina A. Breed

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Landscape architecture is not formally affiliated with environmental justice in South Africa. This is concerning given that the country is the most socio-economically unequal worldwide and that local cities contain dire urban realities and climate-related risks with degraded and unsafe green open spaces. We explored the potential within local professional praxis for addressing inequities related to green open spaces in the urban environment. Narratives were collected via 25 in-depth interviews from a diverse sample. We found that though landscape architects have yet to be exposed to ‘environmental justice’ as a term and as a movement, practitioners have an implicit awareness of environmental inequity as a lived reality. We argue that these professionals have the potential to actively promote environmental justice, evidenced by how practitioners currently address justice concerns and challenges. We call for more active and authentic engagement around environmental justice within the profession here and internationally.

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  • Dayle L. Shand & Christina A. Breed, 2024. "Latent potential? Searching for environmental justice in South African landscape architecture praxis," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(4), pages 457-470, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:49:y:2024:i:4:p:457-470
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2024.2322133
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