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Intercultural City Step by Step Practical Guide for Applying the Urban Model of Intercultural Integration:

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ISBN-10: 9287176310

ISBN-13: 9789287176318

Edition: 2013

Authors: Council of Europe

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Most countries in Europe and indeed around the world are facing the challenges of international migration and integration of minorities. It falls primarily upon cities to design and implement policies that foster community cohesion and turn cultural diversity into a factor of development rather than a threat. This guide is designed for city leaders and practitioners wishing to learn from the Intercultural Cities pilot project run by the Council of Europe and the European Commission in developing an intercultural approach to diversity management and integration. This approach has been built on the basis of experience in dozens of real-life cities in redesigning their policies and reshaping…    
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Book details

List price: $56.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Bernan Assoc
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 114
Size: 8.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
Who is this guide intended for?
Purpose of this guide
Structure of this guide
Intercultural cities: concept
Genesis of the intercultural cities concept
The challenges addressed by the intercultural cities concept
Definition of an intercultural city
The research evidence for the intercultural city
The diversity advantage
The conditions: tapping the potential benefits of diversity
What type of diversity policies?
Dealing with diversity: The intercultural cities approach
Normative basis for the intercultural city
Key documents on intercultural diversity management
Intercultural education
Housing and participation
Intercultural approaches to public services
Employment and labour market
Mediation and conflict resolution
Language
Relations with media
An open and international outlook
Welcoming new arrivals
Building an intercultural city
Developing a vision for the intercultural city
Political leadership and commitment
Diversity-friendly discourse
Preparing an intercultural strategy
Establish management and leadership structures
Map intercultural issues and challenges facing the city
Building the intercultural strategy
Consultation and participation
Results-based accountability as a tool for building and monitoring the strategy
Elements of an intercultural urban strategy
Developing a positive attitude to diversity
Assessing the city functions through the "intercultural lens"
Education
The public realm
Housing and neighbourhoods
Public services and civic administration
Business and economy
Sport and the arts
Urban safety
Mediation and conflict resolution
Languages
Media strategy
Establish an international policy for the city
Evidence-based approach
Intercultural awareness training
Welcoming newcomers
Intercultural governance
Monitoring implementation and measuring progress