Immigrants, Integration and Cities [electronic resource]: Exploring the Links /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
1998.
Rapid economic and social change in both inner cities and suburbs has created new challenges for the integration of immigrants and their descendants. What is the role of immigration in urban development and neighbourhood change? What are the impacts of urban change on immigrants and their chances of integration? The history of urban development and the characteristics of immigrant populations -- size, origins, the range of groups represented and their history, length of residence and civic status -- vary across countries. The process of integration may thus vary considerably at different times and for different immigrant groups. This publication analyses in detail the nature and content of policies being implemented to promote the integration of immigrants in urban areas. It examines how the changing socio-economic context in cities may affect immigrants and the advantages and disadvantages of urban concentrations of immigrants, drawing on examples from cities in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. It also highlights the importance of associating not only immigrants and key local actors, but the concerned wider population as well, in defining and implementing urban development and integration policies.
General Introduction -- Part 1. Exploring the Links Between Immigration and Urban Development: The Transformation of the City and the Integration of Immigrants -- A. Immigrants, Integration, and Cities: A Brief Overview of the Recent Literature by Kristen Neymarc -- B.; Immigration and Urban Areas: The United States Experience by Thomas Muller -- C. The Integration of Immigrants in Cities: A Case Study of Sydney by fiona McKenzie and Lynne Williams -- Part II. National Level Integration Policy for Immigrants in Urban Areas -- A. Migration in the Netherlands and the Emerging Post-Industrial Social Divide in Urban Areas by Robert C. Kloosterman -- B. A Brief Look at the Development of Urban Policy in France 1977 to 1996 by Marie-Therese Espinasse -- C. Policy Implications of the Settlement Patterns of Immigrants: Some Norwegian Experiences and Viewpoints by Ottar Brox -- D. The Integration of Immigrants in Changing Urban Environments: The Example of Italy by Salvatore Palidda -- Part III. Tools and Strategies for the Integration of Immigrants at City Level -- A. The Integration of Immigrant Populations in Berlin by Hartmut Haussermann -- B. The City of Stuttgart and Immigration: Policies and Experiences by Herbert Babel -- C. Birmingham: Local Initiatives to Associate Immigrants in the Integration Process by Khurshid Ahmed -- Conclusions
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Rapid economic and social change in both inner cities and suburbs has created new challenges for the integration of immigrants and their descendants. What is the role of immigration in urban development and neighbourhood change? What are the impacts of urban change on immigrants and their chances of integration? The history of urban development and the characteristics of immigrant populations -- size, origins, the range of groups represented and their history, length of residence and civic status -- vary across countries. The process of integration may thus vary considerably at different times and for different immigrant groups. This publication analyses in detail the nature and content of policies being implemented to promote the integration of immigrants in urban areas. It examines how the changing socio-economic context in cities may affect immigrants and the advantages and disadvantages of urban concentrations of immigrants, drawing on examples from cities in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. It also highlights the importance of associating not only immigrants and key local actors, but the concerned wider population as well, in defining and implementing urban development and integration policies.
Social Issues/Migration/Health
Immigrants
Foreign workers
Social integration
Cities and towns
Political Science
Law, Politics & Government
Immigration & Emigration