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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| Language: | English |
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London ; Sterling, VA :
Earthscan,
2008.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=208923 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.