Cities and the Politics of Difference: Multiculturalism and Diversity in Urban Planning

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Demographic change and a growing sensitivity to the diversity of urban communities have increasingly led planners to recognize the necessity of planning for diversity. Edited by Michael A. Burayidi, Cities and the Politics of Difference offers a guide for making diversity a cornerstone of planning practice. The essays in this collection cover the practical and theoretical issues that surround this transformation, discussing ways of planning for inclusive and multicultural cities, enhancing the cultural competence of planners, and expanding the boundaries of planning for multiculturalism to include dimensions of diversity other than ethnicity and religion - including sexual and gender minorities and Indigenous communities. The advice of the contributors on how planners should integrate considerations of diversity in all its forms and guises into practice and theory will be valuable to scholars and practitioners at all levels of government. Cover Title page Copyright page Contents Tables and Figures Contributors 1. Cities and the Diversity Agenda in Planning Part 1: Multicultural Praxis 2. The Centrality of Liberal Democratic Values in a Multicultural Society 3. The Incorporation of Multicultural Ethos in Urban Planning 4. The Pragmatic Politics of Multicultural Democracy 5. Multicultural Planning in Twenty-First-Century Britain Part 2: Expanding the Boundaries of
the Multicultural Discourse 6. Planning for Sexual and Gender Minorities 7. Planning in Native American Reservation Communities: Sovereignty, Conflict, and Political Pluralism Part 3: Planning the Inclusive City 8. Majority-Minority Cities: What Can They Teach Us about the Future of Planning Practice? 9. Community Planning for Immigrant Integration 10. Immigrant-Friendly Community Plans: Rustbelt Efforts to Attract and Retain Immigrants Part 4: Designing the Multicultural City 11. A Targeted Approach to Planning Socially Diverse Neighbourhoods 12. Imagining the Future: The Role of Visual Arts in the Planning of Multicultural Communities 13. Religious Clusters and Interfaith Dialogue Part 5: Enhancing the Cultural Competence of Planners 14. Negotiating Culture: Towards Greater Competency in Planning 15. Educating Planners for a Cosmopolitan Society: A Selective Case Study of Historically Black Colleges and Universities 16. Moving the Diversity Agenda Forward