“…But dignity has not been taken up conceptually in urban geography even though social justice is impressively embedded and developed. The concepts of urban and spatial justice are used by scholars to reflect on the imbalances that mark the life of all cities and to make claims for reducing poverty and exclusion and increasing access to affordable housing (Alyanak, 2020; Draus et al, 2010; Fainstein, 2010; Harvey, 1973; Kingwell, 2020; Lake, 2017). While the explanation for this lacuna would demand a separate article, here we explore what a more refined focus on dignity could contribute to urban geography.…”