The Just City Susan Fainstein is a study book focused on urban planning and policy. The book analyzes how planners and policymakers can strive for more just cities by integrating diversity, democracy, and equality into development programs. Fainstein combines theories from contemporary philosophers with concrete cases from cities such as New York, London, and Amsterdam.
The author discusses how neoliberal policy since the 1990s places emphasis on economic growth, often at the expense of social justice. With the concept of the just city she urges planners and policymakers to adopt an inclusive and just approach to urban development within the context of the global capitalist economy. The book offers practical criteria to promote justice and participation in urban planning.