Creating Inclusive Cities: Territorial Rituals and Belonging

Creating Inclusive Cities: Territorial Rituals and Belonging explores urban inclusion through the lens of territorial rituals. It challenges traditional approaches to urban integration by exploring how cities can foster inclusion through ritualised 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.

Fiorenza Gamba, anthropologist and sociologist, is a 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).