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The Intercultural City: Planning for
Diversity Advantage
Click here for more details of
Phil Wood and Charles Landry's latest publication
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The Intercultural City
Click here for more details of Comedia's ongoing major international project
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The Intercultural City: Planning for Diversity Advantage
Drawing
together all strands of the research project, Phil Wood and Charles Landry's
book The Intercultural City: Planning for Diversity Advantage was published by
Earthscan
in November, 2007.
In a world of increasing mobility, how people of different cultures live together is a key issue of our age, especially for those responsible for planning and running cities. New thinking is needed on how diverse communities can co-operate in productive harmony instead of leading parallel or antagonistic lives. Policy is often dominated by mitigating the perceived negative effects of diversity and little thought is given to how a 'diversity dividend' or increased innovative capacity might be achieved.
The Intercultural City, based on numerous case studies world-wide, analyses the links between urban change and cultural diversity. It draws on original research in North America, Europe, Australasia and the UK. It critiques past and current policy and introduces new conceptual frameworks. It provides significant and practical advice for readers, with new insights and tools for practitioners such as the 'intercultural lens', 'indicators of openness', 'urban cultural literacy' and 'ten steps to an Intercultural City’.
This book is a fantastic achievement by the authors. Firstly, they give a
broad but manageable overview of what has appeared in the literature with regard
to interculturality, as well as what concrete policies have been pursued in
various countries and cities in the world; secondly, the authors arrive at
a number of practical recommendations that can be used by town councils. In
short, a valuable, and highly useful study.
Alderman Orhan Kaya, Vice-Mayor of the City of Rotterdam
‘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 co-operation.’
Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class
‘Wood and Landry have emerged as the leading exponents in the UK of
the path from multiculturalism to interculturalism, ….Their refreshingly
grounded approach builds on actual examples and provides inspiring stories
of the social and economic benefits of embracing diversity. They have developed
ways of seeing through an intercultural lens, and have outlined indicators
of openness and interculturalism, that are pathbreaking. A must read for those
involved in city building, community development and place making.’
Leonie Sandercock, Professor in Urban Planning and Social Policy, University
of British Columbia
ISBN: 1844074366/9781844074365 - 192 pages - £24.95
Available for order through the Comedia on
line book shop or from:
In the Autumn of 2006 Comedia launches the findings of this major international research project which has considered the extent to which cultural diversity and intercultural engagement can be a source of innovation, creativity and advantage which can become a positive force releasing new energy and resources for the development of cities.
These titles are available to order from our on
line shop from where you can also read a detailed synopsis. The
project continues with a major internationally-orientated book The
Intercultural City: Making the Most of Diversity which will be published
by Earthscan in 2007.
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