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The intercultural city : planning for diversity advantage / Phil Wood and Charles Landry.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.Description: xi, 368 p., [18] p. of col. plates : ill. ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781844074365 (pbk.) :
  • 1844074366 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM1271 .W66 2008
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available as e-book through ebrary for AUD community.
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection HM 1271 .W66 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Book Cart:17 - Display Available 604274

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Also available as e-book through ebrary for AUD community.

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