Phil Wood has been a partner in the urban policy think-tank Comedia since 2000. He worked for 20 years in local government, community and cultural development and has advised the UK Governments Commission on Integration and Cohesion. Charles Landry founded Comedia in 1978, which seeks to rethink the major global issues for cities. An international authority on urban futures and city revitalization, he is the author of The Creative City and The Art of City-Making.
Introduction: 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
Index
