As the urbanist Jane Jacobs said, ‘cities are, by definition, full of strangers’ (1961). Cities host many different types of people, who come together from different places to work in diverse sectors and to build new relationships across a plethora of different interest groups. An OPEN City is particularly effective at absorbing newcomers, not just from within countries, but from across the world. Open cities can thus harness the particular skills, innovation and global connections that international migrants and firms bring to city economies. Being open to international migration and trade remains a key attribute, even following the economic crisis.
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- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience