Creating Inclusive Cities

Territorial Rituals and Belonging
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-12964-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

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.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

White, Bob W.

Gamba, Fiorenza

Cattacin, Sandro

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Fiorenza Gamba, anthropologist and sociologist, is researcher at the Institute for Sociological Research (IRS) of the University of Geneva. Her research interests include mobility, urban rituals and the imaginary of the city.

Sandro Cattacin, a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Geneva, specialises in urban politics and sociology, social and health policies, and international human mobility.

Bob W. White is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Montreal and director of the Laboratoire de recherche en relations interculturelles (LABRRI). He coordinates a multi-sectoral research partnership on the dynamics of inclusion in Montreal and the Quebec Municipalities Network on Immigration and Intercultural Relations (RÉMIRI).