Displacement: Design for Inclusive Cities
Register/Submit Deadline: Tuesday, Jun 12, 201812 PMEDT
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THE CHALLENGE
Our world is witnessing a time of record migration and displacement. According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, there are now more than 60 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, the result of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations.
Cities are on the front lines of this global crisis. Sixty to seventy percent of displaced people now live in cities. As the number of urban displaced persons grows, so does the moral imperative to welcome and embrace them.
While immigrants and refugees face many challenges in their new urban lives — language, access to services, work and housing, cultural barriers — they also bring new energy to our cities and economies. Their success is our success.
THE OPPORTUNITY
What design processes, approaches and solutions
will help us connect and empower immigrants
and refugees in our cities? How can design foster
urban environments that welcome newcomers of all
backgrounds, ensuring that all feel valued and are
empowered to participate in the social, civic and
economic fabric of our shared communities?
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