DIVERCITIES: Dealing with Urban Diversity – The case of Athens

This book is one of the outcomes of the DIVERCITIES project. It focuses on the question of  how to create social cohesion, social mobility and economic performance in today’s hyper-  diversiied cities. he project’s central hypothesis is that urban diversity is an asset; it can  inspire creativity, innovation and make cities more liveable and harmonious. To ensure a more  intelligent use of diversity’s potential, a re-thinking of public policies and governance models is  needed.

Headed by Utrecht University in the Netherlands, DIVERCITIES is a collaborative research  project comprising 14 European teams. DIVERCITIES is inanced by the European  Commission under the 7th Framework Programme (Project No. 319970).