Sustainable cities : diversity, economic growth and social cohesion

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Title:

Author:

Janssens, Madeleine, 1959-

ISBN:

9781848445239

Publication Information:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., c2009.

Physical Description:

xiii, 206 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) series on economics, the environment and sustainable development

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) series on economics, the environment and sustainable development.

Contents:

Sustainable diver cities / Facilities intercultural encounters within a global context : towards processual conditions / Diversity, cities and economic development / Constructing cultural identity for the 'good' life : the case of Blin culture community in Stockholm / Cultural diversity and confilict in multicultural cities : the case of Baroda / Post-socialist city on the way to diversity : the case of Banskâa Bystrica / Chicago : a story of diversity / London : demonstrating 'good' diversity : option and choice in the local system / Diversity, deprivation and space : a comparison of immigrant neighbourhoods in Germany, Denmark and Britain / Rome : electing foreign representatives to the city government : governance strategies / Integration of non-natives into the regular labour market : the paradox projec in the city of Antwerp / Coordinating diversities for prospering diver cities

Subject Term:

Sociology, Urban.

City planning -- Social aspects.

Urban ecology (Sociology)

Sustainable urban development.

Cultural pluralism.

Cities and towns.

Sustainable development.

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Janssens, Madeleine, 1959-

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Summary

This book focuses on cities, their relationships with each other and the disparities between them. Analysing cities as the places where diversity is especially apparent, where cultural richness is experienced and where conflicts often erupt, it illustrates how cultures and cultural diversity interact with economic growth and development.

The contributors provide valuable insight into how diverse cities should best be governed and made sustainable, and explore the concept of diversity in relation to sustainability. Building on segregation, assimilation and integration policies, the book indicates the need to develop policies that can govern diversity in a dynamic, nonlinear and spatio-temporal complex way. Case studies of eight culturally diverse cities (Stockholm, Baroda, Banska Bystrica, Chicago, London, Dortmund, Rome and Antwerp) clearly illustrate the relationship between diversity and development, identifying the conditions under which diversity leads to economic performance. These studies are underpinned by an econometric analysis of the relationship between diversity and development across European regions.

This unique book will prove a fascinating read to both academics and policymakers with a specific interest in public policy, regional and urban studies, and more generally in economics, the environment and ecology.