Intercultural Urban Public Space in Toronto 2011-2013

dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki - Galanakis, Michail
dc.contributor.authorGalanakis, Michail
dc.coverage.spatialCanada
dc.coverage.temporal2011-05-19 - 2013-07-08
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-09T10:08:48Z
dc.date.available2024-10-09T10:08:48Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-05
dc.descriptionThe dataset contains transcripts of interviews conducted mainly in Toronto, Canada, during 2011 and 2012. A few interviews were conducted in Vancouver and Guelph as well. The main themes of the interviews were multiculturalism, interculturalism, diversity and public space, and how the participants' perceptions of interculturalism and public space. The interviewees were professionally or voluntarily involved in the physical or social planning process, in providing services for youth, or in dealing with managing diversity (in policy-making, planning, arts etc). They were community activitsts, professional designers, managers of public spaces, social services providers, or young persons who represented the users of services aimed at communities. The interviews were reflective, and questions asked changed according to what the interviewees talked about. The three main research questions were what the participants considered public spaces to be, how they defined interculturalism and, for expert interviews, how they planned/designed for diversity. Toronto is a very multicultural city, and one of the main aims of the study was to learn how Toronto's public space is managed and how public space could be used more creatively for the benefit of diverse groups. Other topics that came up included exclusion of youth, crime, services and facilities for youth, social and educational inequality, unemployment, public transport, street art, safety, police harassment, and privatization of public space. In addition to 25 one- and two-person interviews, there was one focus group interview of 13 young men and women. Interviewee age ranged from adolescents to senior citizens. Background variables included the interviewee's occupation, gender and age.
dc.disciplineSocial sciences
dc.identifierhttp://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2926
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:4000/handle/123456789/4986
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dc.rights.licenseOther (Not Open)
dc.subjectaktivismi
dc.subjecteriarvoisuus
dc.subjectkulttuurienvälisyys
dc.subjectmonikulttuurisuus
dc.subjectkulttuuri
dc.subjectkaupunkikulttuuri
dc.subjectkaupunkitila
dc.subjectpoliittinen toiminta
dc.subjectviestintä
dc.subjectkansalaisjärjestöt
dc.subjectkansalaistoiminta
dc.subjectetninen identiteetti
dc.subjectvapaaehtoistyö
dc.subjectnuorisotyö
dc.subjectnuorisotilat
dc.subjectkolmas sektori
dc.subjectmaahanmuutto
dc.subjectsiirtolaisuus
dc.subjectyhteisöt
dc.subjectjulkinen hallinto
dc.subjectjulkiset tilat
dc.subjectkaupunkisuunnittelu
dc.subjectetniset vähemmistöt
dc.subjectToronto
dc.subjectjulkiset kaupunkitilat
dc.subjectcultural pluralism
dc.subjectcultural interaction
dc.subjectpublic spaces
dc.subjecturban spaces
dc.subjecturban sociology
dc.subjecturban environment
dc.subjecturban development
dc.subjectsocial inequality
dc.subjectethnic groups
dc.subjectdecision-making
dc.subjectimmigration
dc.subjectcommunities
dc.subjectcitizen participation
dc.subjectpoliticians
dc.subjectservices for young people
dc.subjectAsuminen ja asunnot
dc.subjectMaankäyttö, suunnittelu ja kaavoitus
dc.subjectVähemmistöt
dc.subjectTasa-arvo, eriarvoisuus ja syrjäytyminen
dc.subjectSosiaalipalveluiden käyttö ja saatavuus
dc.subjectLähiympäristö, kaupunki- ja maaseutuelämä
dc.subjectKulttuuritoiminta ja -osallistuminen, mielipiteet kulttuurista
dc.subjectHousing
dc.subjectLand use and planning
dc.subjectMinorities
dc.subjectEquality, inequality and social exclusion
dc.subjectEquality, inequality and social exclusion
dc.subjectSpecific social services: use and availability
dc.subjectCommunity, urban and rural life
dc.subjectCultural activities and participation
dc.titleIntercultural Urban Public Space in Toronto 2011-2013

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