Title first published in 2003. Much has been written about the problems minorities encounter in Western European and North American cities. This insightful volume acknowledges the deep-rooted nature of inequalities and discrimination, but seeks ways of ameliorating and eradicating them from positive stories of minority involvement in regeneration.
Contents: Regeneration, minorities and networks, Huw Thomas; Minorities,
local communities, participation and regeneration processes in inner urban
areas, Elise Henu; The 'Citadel of Exclusion': regeneration processes in the
area of Santa Maria della PietĆ in Rome, Silvia Macchi; Urban transition and
immigrant entrepreneurship: processes of creation of openings for immigrant
businesses in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Robert Kloosterman and Joanne van der
Leun; Historic preservation in New Orleans' French quarter: tolerance and
unresolved racial tensions, John Foley and Mickey Lauria; In the shadow of
Saint Benedict: leadership, urban policies and ethnic involvement in a city
in transition, Francesco Lo Piccolo; On our terms: ethnic minorities and
neighbourhood development in two Swedish housing districts, Abdul Khakee and
Bjƶrn Kullander; Ethnic minority communities and urban renewal in
Nottingham, Richard Silburn; Minorities and successful stories, Paola Somma;
Concluding notes, Francesco Lo Piccolo and Huw Thomas; Index.
Francesco Lo Piccolo: Lecturer, Dipartimento Citta e Territorio, Universita degli Studi di Palermo Huw Thomas: Reader, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, UK
More info about Taylor & Francis e-books