Municipal Theme Index

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Local authorities exercise authority across a wide field of action. Use the municipal theme index to find good municipal practices on a specific topic or area:

Cities as Policy makers:

Urban policy and governance (integration, inclusion, diversity, urban citizenship, community cohesion)
Urban planning, including land use, zoning, neighbourhood renewal and public space.
Infrastructure, including transportation and environment
Living together, including intercultural dialogue, equality, race relations, non-discrimination policies.

Service providers:

Settlement and social services, including services for family and youth services, older people, disabilities
Housing; Employment services; Health services
Education and language learning.
Emergency services, including police
Arts, sports, parks and recreation, including libraries and other community services.
Access to services, including language services and training

Employers, and buyers of goods and services:

Human resource management– including hiring, recruitment and retention; diversity management
Procurement

Wealth creators:

Local economic development, including Public/private partnerships
City branding
Business support, including Entrepreneurship

Democratic bodies:

Civic engagement, including consultative bodies and community representation on agencies, boards and commissions
Voting
Citizenship training
Monitoring

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Mayors on Migration

“We have strived to be a place that welcomes foreign-born residents to participate fully in civic life, recognizing that our city’s ethnic and cultural diversity is a key element to strong and growing neighborhoods.”

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Baltimore, US
“There is a common understanding that everybody living in Stuttgart is a Stuttgarter. We do not have foreigners, we have citizens.”

Lord Mayor Wolfgang Schuster Stuttgart, Germany
“Diversity has really lifted London. All the surveys we do of Londoners’ attitudes show us that they regard our diversity as one of London’s most important qualities.”

Deputy Mayor Richard Barnes London, UK
“The secret of Frankfurt is open-mindedness, diversity and tolerance – in every respect.”

Former Mayor Petra Roth Frankfurt, Germany
“I have a vision for Auckland of making it the world’s most liveable city, and our migrants are a vital part of that.”

Mayor Len Brown Auckland, New Zealand
“The future of the world does not lie in villages. Cities – they’re the single most brilliant invention of our species.”

Mayor Boris Johnson London, UK
“Cities attract people and talents from all different places. It is the spirited process of immigration and integration that makes great cities thrive.”

Mayor Olaf Scholz Hamburg, Germany