Transcultural Cities uses a framework of transcultural placemaking,
cross-disciplinary inquiry and transnational focus to examine a
collection of case studies around the world, presented by a
multidisciplinary group of scholars and activists in architecture,
urban planning, urban studies, art, environmental psychology,
geography, political science, and social work. The book addresses
the intercultural exchanges as well as the cultural trans-formation
that takes place in urban spaces. In doing so, it views cultures
not in isolation from each other in today's diverse urban
environments, but as mutually influenced, constituted and
transformed. In cities and regions around the globe, migrations of
people have continued to shape the makeup and making of
neighborhoods, districts, and communities. For instance, in North
America, new immigrants have revitalized many of the decaying urban
landscapes, creating renewed cultural ambiance and economic
networks that transcend borders. In Richmond, BC Canada, an Asian
night market has become a major cultural event that draws visitors
throughout the region and across the US and Canadian border. Across
the Pacific, foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong transform the
deserted office district in Central on weekends into a
carnivalesque site. While contributing to the multicultural vibes
in cities, migration and movements have also resulted in tensions,
competition, and clashes of cultures between different ethnic
communities, old-timers, newcomers, employees and employers,
individuals and institutions. In Transcultural Cities Jeffrey Hou
and a cross-disciplinary team of authors argue for a more critical
and open approach that sees today's cities, urban places, and
placemaking as vehicles for cross-cultural understanding.
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