Wednesday, September 30, 2009
[IWS] Dublin Foundation/CLIP: MIGRANT HOUSING & SEGREGATION: CASE STUDIES [30 September 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Cities for Local Integration Policies (CLIP)
HOUSING & SEGREGATION of MIGRANTS: CASE STUDIES [30 September 2009]
[excerpt]
In 2006, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the city of Stuttgart and the European
Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) established a 'European network of
cities for local integration policies for migrants', henceforth termed CLIP. The network comprises a steering committee,
a group of expert European research centres and a number of European cities. In the following two years, the cities of
Vienna and Amsterdam joined the CLIP Steering Committee. The network is also supported by the Committee of the
Regions (CoR) and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), and has also formed a partnership
with the European Network Against Racism (ENAR).
Through the medium of separate city reports (case studies) and workshops the network enables local authorities to learn
from each other and to deliver a more effective integration policy. The unique character of the CLIP network is that it
organises a shared learning process between the participating cities, between the cities and a group of expert European
research centres as well as between policy makers at local and European level.
The CLIP network brings together more than 30 large and medium sized cities from all regions of Europe and includes
Amsterdam (NL), Arnsberg (DE), Antwerp (BE), Athens (EL), Diputaciò de Barcelona (ES), Bologna (IT), Breda (NL),
Brescia (IT), Budapest (HU), Copenhagen (DK), Dublin (IE), Frankfurt (DE), Helsinki (FI), Istanbul (TR), Izmir (TR),
Kirklees (UK), Lisbon (PT), Liège (BE), City of Luxembourg (LU), Matarò (ES), Malmö (SE), Prague (CZ),
Sefton (UK), Stuttgart (DE), Sundsvall (SE), Tallinn (EE), Terrassa (ES), Torino (IT), Turku (FI), Valencia (ES), Vienna
(AT), Wolverhampton (UK), Wroclaw (PL), Zagreb (HR) and Zurich (CH).
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Frankfurt, Germany
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09493.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/493/en/1/EF09493EN.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
As early as the 1960s, due to its industrial facilities, Frankfurt became one of the first main destinations for guest workers. Today, almost 161,000 foreigners from 130 countries live in Frankfurt, accounting for one quarter of the city's population. Frankfurt's housing market, particularly in the lower price ranges, is extremely competitive. As a result of the (on average) low income level of Frankfurt's migrants, they frequently have less housing space than inhabitants without a migration background. Migrants also tend to live in neighbourhoods with comparatively bad housing environments. However, in general, ethnic segregation is relatively low owing to the efforts of the Housing Office and housing companies to actively prevent segregation over a long period of time.
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Stuttgart, Germany
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09494.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/494/en/1/EF09494EN.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
Stuttgart has about 600,000 inhabitants, almost a quarter of whom are foreigners and 40% have a migration background. In this prosperous city, the integration of migrants has primarily taken place through structural integration into the labour market. The city included migrants in the general welfare state and social policy system. Concerning the housing market, this means that non-Germans have the same legal rights as Germans to apply for housing assistance. The most important measures in Stuttgart for low-income households are council flats and the housing allowance. The city also supports affordable homeownership for families, a programme often used by migrants.
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Terrassa, Spain
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09495.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/495/en/1/EF09495EN.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Considering the late start of immigration - 10 years ago -, integration policies in Terrassa have developed rather quickly and the implementation of social measures has been undertaken in a dynamic and energetic way. Measures include visiting immigrants in order to prevent problems in apartment buildings, providing induction courses and mediation services, organising the reception of newcomers, offering language courses and running training courses for unemployed people. The municipality intends to increase its social housing stock as quickly as possible, but it will still take time until this goal is reached.
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Vienna, Austria
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09496.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/496/en/1/EF09496EN.pdf
[full-text, 61 pages]
The city of Vienna's integration policies since the beginning of the 1990s have aimed to achieve equal rights and opportunities for immigrants in all spheres of social and economic, cultural and political life of the local population. Thus, a comprehensive set of measures were implemented to provide ample support for voluntary and affordable language courses, labour market integration, provision of information and support in the sphere of housing and conflict mediation at the regional level for all groups of the migrant population.
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Antwerp, Belgium
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09491.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/491/en/1/EF09491EN.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
Antwerp is the largest city in Flanders, with 470,044 inhabitants in 2006. Some 13% of the city's population consists of foreigners, of whom 8% are non-EU nationals. Antwerp's municipal housing policy aims to sustain and even increase the diversity within the city. This diversity pertains not so much to ethnicity, but rather to age, socioeconomic status, family status, level of professional qualification and other aspects of diversity. A priority target of Antwerp's housing policy is to attract young families with two salaries and young children to the city. It also aims to increase the city's housing supply and improve the present housing stock.
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Arnsberg, Germany
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09492.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/492/en/1/EF09492EN.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Migrant integration in Arnsberg has primarily taken place by opening up the core institutions, such as the education system and the labour market, to migrants and by including migrants in the national welfare system. With regard to the housing market, this means that non-Germans have the same legal rights as Germans to apply for housing assistance. The most important measures for low income households have been the availability of council flats and the housing allowance. Socio-spatially, foreigners have been well integrated into city life. However, some segregated housing areas do exist, and numerous concepts, measures and initiatives have been introduced to combat this problem.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Cities for Local Integration Policies (CLIP)
HOUSING & SEGREGATION of MIGRANTS: CASE STUDIES [30 September 2009]
[excerpt]
In 2006, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the city of Stuttgart and the European
Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) established a 'European network of
cities for local integration policies for migrants', henceforth termed CLIP. The network comprises a steering committee,
a group of expert European research centres and a number of European cities. In the following two years, the cities of
Vienna and Amsterdam joined the CLIP Steering Committee. The network is also supported by the Committee of the
Regions (CoR) and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), and has also formed a partnership
with the European Network Against Racism (ENAR).
Through the medium of separate city reports (case studies) and workshops the network enables local authorities to learn
from each other and to deliver a more effective integration policy. The unique character of the CLIP network is that it
organises a shared learning process between the participating cities, between the cities and a group of expert European
research centres as well as between policy makers at local and European level.
The CLIP network brings together more than 30 large and medium sized cities from all regions of Europe and includes
Amsterdam (NL), Arnsberg (DE), Antwerp (BE), Athens (EL), Diputaciò de Barcelona (ES), Bologna (IT), Breda (NL),
Brescia (IT), Budapest (HU), Copenhagen (DK), Dublin (IE), Frankfurt (DE), Helsinki (FI), Istanbul (TR), Izmir (TR),
Kirklees (UK), Lisbon (PT), Liège (BE), City of Luxembourg (LU), Matarò (ES), Malmö (SE), Prague (CZ),
Sefton (UK), Stuttgart (DE), Sundsvall (SE), Tallinn (EE), Terrassa (ES), Torino (IT), Turku (FI), Valencia (ES), Vienna
(AT), Wolverhampton (UK), Wroclaw (PL), Zagreb (HR) and Zurich (CH).
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Frankfurt, Germany
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09493.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/493/en/1/EF09493EN.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
As early as the 1960s, due to its industrial facilities, Frankfurt became one of the first main destinations for guest workers. Today, almost 161,000 foreigners from 130 countries live in Frankfurt, accounting for one quarter of the city's population. Frankfurt's housing market, particularly in the lower price ranges, is extremely competitive. As a result of the (on average) low income level of Frankfurt's migrants, they frequently have less housing space than inhabitants without a migration background. Migrants also tend to live in neighbourhoods with comparatively bad housing environments. However, in general, ethnic segregation is relatively low owing to the efforts of the Housing Office and housing companies to actively prevent segregation over a long period of time.
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Stuttgart, Germany
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09494.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/494/en/1/EF09494EN.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
Stuttgart has about 600,000 inhabitants, almost a quarter of whom are foreigners and 40% have a migration background. In this prosperous city, the integration of migrants has primarily taken place through structural integration into the labour market. The city included migrants in the general welfare state and social policy system. Concerning the housing market, this means that non-Germans have the same legal rights as Germans to apply for housing assistance. The most important measures in Stuttgart for low-income households are council flats and the housing allowance. The city also supports affordable homeownership for families, a programme often used by migrants.
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Terrassa, Spain
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09495.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/495/en/1/EF09495EN.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Considering the late start of immigration - 10 years ago -, integration policies in Terrassa have developed rather quickly and the implementation of social measures has been undertaken in a dynamic and energetic way. Measures include visiting immigrants in order to prevent problems in apartment buildings, providing induction courses and mediation services, organising the reception of newcomers, offering language courses and running training courses for unemployed people. The municipality intends to increase its social housing stock as quickly as possible, but it will still take time until this goal is reached.
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Vienna, Austria
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09496.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/496/en/1/EF09496EN.pdf
[full-text, 61 pages]
The city of Vienna's integration policies since the beginning of the 1990s have aimed to achieve equal rights and opportunities for immigrants in all spheres of social and economic, cultural and political life of the local population. Thus, a comprehensive set of measures were implemented to provide ample support for voluntary and affordable language courses, labour market integration, provision of information and support in the sphere of housing and conflict mediation at the regional level for all groups of the migrant population.
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Antwerp, Belgium
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09491.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/491/en/1/EF09491EN.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
Antwerp is the largest city in Flanders, with 470,044 inhabitants in 2006. Some 13% of the city's population consists of foreigners, of whom 8% are non-EU nationals. Antwerp's municipal housing policy aims to sustain and even increase the diversity within the city. This diversity pertains not so much to ethnicity, but rather to age, socioeconomic status, family status, level of professional qualification and other aspects of diversity. A priority target of Antwerp's housing policy is to attract young families with two salaries and young children to the city. It also aims to increase the city's housing supply and improve the present housing stock.
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Arnsberg, Germany
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09492.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/492/en/1/EF09492EN.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Migrant integration in Arnsberg has primarily taken place by opening up the core institutions, such as the education system and the labour market, to migrants and by including migrants in the national welfare system. With regard to the housing market, this means that non-Germans have the same legal rights as Germans to apply for housing assistance. The most important measures for low income households have been the availability of council flats and the housing allowance. Socio-spatially, foreigners have been well integrated into city life. However, some segregated housing areas do exist, and numerous concepts, measures and initiatives have been introduced to combat this problem.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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