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1 online resource (220 pages) |
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The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Series on Economics, the Environment and Sustainable Development |
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Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Series on Economics, the Environment and Sustainable Development
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| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Introduction; Acknowledgements; PART I Sustainable DiverCities; 1. Sustainable DiverCities; 2. Facilitating Intercultural Encounters within a Global Context: Towards Processual Conditions; 3. Diversity, Cities and Economic Development; PART II Case Studies; Introduction to Part II; 4. Constructing Cultural Identity for the'Good' Life: The Case of Blin Culture Community in Stockholm; 5. Cultural Diversity and Conflict in Multicultural Cities: The Case of Baroda |
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6. Post-Socialist City on the Way to Diversity: The Case of Banská Bystrica7. Chicago: A Story of Diversity; 8. London. Demonstrating 'Good' Diversity: Option and Choice in the Local System; 9. Diversity, Deprivation and Space: A Comparison of Immigrant Neighbourhoods in Germany, Denmark and Britain; 10. Rome. Electing Foreign Representatives to the City Government: Governance Strategies; 11. Integration of Non-natives into the Regular Labour Market: The Paradox Project in the City of Antwerp; 12. Coordinating Diversities for Prospering DiverCities; Index |
| 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 indicat |
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Print version record |
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Social sciences.
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Business.
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Sociology, Urban.
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City planning -- Social aspects
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Sustainable urban development.
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Cultural pluralism.
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Cities and towns.
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Sustainable development.
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Urban ecology (Biology)
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social sciences.
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businesses (business enterprises)
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urban sociology.
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urban environments.
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cities.
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sustainable development.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Urban ecology (Biology)
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Social sciences
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Business
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Cities and towns
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City planning -- Social aspects
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Cultural pluralism
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Sociology, Urban
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Sustainable development
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Sustainable urban development
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Steden.
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Multiculturele samenlevingen.
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Duurzame ontwikkeling.
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Stadtentwicklung.
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Stadtregion.
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Kulturpsychologie.
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Soziale Beziehungen.
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Soziale Integration.
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Nachhaltigkeit.
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Welt.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Pinelli, Dino
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Reymen, Dafne C
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| ISBN |
9780857937162 |
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0857937162 |
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