The intercultural city : planning for diversity advantage /

'This book reminds us - with both proof and passion - that there can be no truly creative or competitive cities without first having curiosity compassion conviviality and cooperation.' Richard Florida author of The Rise of the Creative Class 'A much-needed addition to the literature.&...

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Dades bibliogràfiques
Autor principal: Wood, Phil, 1959-
Altres autors: Landry, Charles, 1948-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.
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Taula de continguts:
  • Introduction : setting the scene
  • The urge to define, sort and categorize
  • The context of diversity
  • Living apart : segregation
  • Living together then : a short history of urban encounter
  • Living together now : modern zones of encounter
  • Diversity advantage : the benefits of cross-cultural interaction
  • The city through an intercultural lens
  • A new intercultural citizenship
  • Indicators of openness and interculturalism
  • Conclusions : the ecology of the new civics.