SIXTH INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE

WORKSHOP 62: Planning's Response to Diversity in the City

Thursday, November 29, 2001
16:00 - 17:30


ORGANIZER

Katherine Pestieau
Senior Project Advisor
Metropolis Project
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1
T: 613-957-5979
F: 613-958-5968
E: kp_metro@istar.ca

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

 Immigration has transformed cities into increasingly diverse places. This workshop is interested in the response to these transformations from local administrations. It will examine how policies, programs and daily operations, specifically from the urban planning perspective, have responded to ethno-culturally diverse urban environments.

In its broad meaning, urban planning encompasses many aspects of urban life, including land use and zoning, public recreation, housing, economic development, architecture and urban design. All of these intersect with the daily experiences of ethno-cultural minorities as they look for accommodation and employment; they also have a great impact on the settlement and integration experience of immigrants.

Using European and North-American examples, this session will explore concrete attempts by local officials to address the needs of ethno-culturally diverse populations. One presenter will speak of a program to help municipal staff work with the notion of "reasonable accommodation". Another will compare different housing policies, particularly in their attempts to determine an ideal mix of residents. The workshop is aimed at researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and NGOs working in the urban sphere.

DURATION: One session of 1,5 hours.

PARTICIPANTS:

Katherine Pestieau, Metropolis Project, Canada
Joaquina Pires, City of Montreal, Canada
Jan Willem Duyvendak, Reinout Kleinhans and Lex Veldboer, Eramus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jordi Plana, City of Barcelona, Spain