Full Description
Creating Inclusive Cities: Territorial Rituals and Urban Transformation explores urban inclusion through the lens of territorial rituals. It challenges traditional approaches to urban integration by exploring how cities can foster inclusion through ritualized celebrations and events. Through detailed comparative analysis of urban rituals across Geneva, Montreal, and Turin, the book demonstrates how territorial rituals serve as powerful tools for creating belonging and social cohesion in increasingly diverse urban environments. Chapters reveal how successful urban rituals transform urban spaces into sites of meaningful connection, and the critical role they play in building community bonds, showcasing the effectiveness of civil society-led initiatives in creating inclusive urban spaces. This book is essential for urban planners, academics, and postgraduate students in urban studies, planning, sociology, and anthropology, who seek to build more inclusive and vibrant cities in an era of increasing mobility and diversity.
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements. Foreword: Toward a Conviviality of Cities. Introduction 1. Contemporary Rituals 2. Rituals and the territory of the city 3. Urban rituals of territorial inclusion in Geneva, Turin and Montreal 4. Rituals and dynamics of territorial inclusion 5. Rituals and the Inclusive City 6. Inclusion and Public Policies. Interviews with the Mayors of Geneva and Turin and the Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the City of Montreal
