Planning, pluralism and religious diversity: Critically reconsidering the spatial regulation of mosques in Italy starting from a much debated law in the Lombardy region

Chiodelli, Francesco; Moroni, Stefano

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2016.12.004

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“…This hostility comes not only from the local population (Camera dei Deputati ) but, in some cases, from public institutions as well. For instance, in several instances the opening of new Islamic prayer rooms has been opposed and impeded by local authorities, while many existing prayer rooms have been closed under the guise of violating building codes (Chiodelli and Moroni ; Galeotti ; Saint‐Blancat and Schmidt di Friedberg ).…”

Section: Discussion: the Residential Patterns Of Muslim Migrants And mentioning

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“…For example, they could give space to the spread of specific services or activities at the neighborhood level that are important for the religious specificity of migrants (e.g., prayer rooms and language courses) (Flint ). These services, indeed, are not provided or promoted by public subjects—despite the Italian law saying the contrary, such as in the prominent case of places of worship (Chiodelli and Moroni ; Marchei ; Roccella ). In neighborhoods with a certain ethnic–religious presence, such services can arise more easily, thanks to the initiative of individual religious groups, without attracting the attention of the public authorities, who could close them with some pretext.…”

Section: Discussion: the Residential Patterns Of Muslim Migrants And mentioning

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Migration, Religion, and Residential Segregation at the Urban Level: The Case of Muslim Migrants in Rome and Milan

Artero

Chiodelli

2019

Sociological Inquiry

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This article investigates residential segregation at the intraurban level of migrants in two Italian cities, Rome and Milan, considering religion as a point of reference in light of its pivotal role in terms of identity references for many migrants. The article focuses in particular on Muslim migrants-due to both the magnitude of their presence and complex issues related to their settlement in Italian cities. The analysis shows a low level of intraurban residential segregation of Muslim migrants in both cities, with some relevant differences related to national subgroups (e.g., a higher concentration for people coming from Bangladesh and Pakistan), so that religion seems not yet to be a main driver of residential choice for Muslim migrants. In light of both the low level of segregation of Muslim migrants and some features of Italian urban policies on migration and religion, we argue that residential concentration can currently play a beneficial role in terms of the insertion of migrants in Italian cities and fulfillment of some of their needs (e.g., availability of minority places of worship). Introduction: Migrations, Religion, and The City During the last decades, issues related to international migrations to European countries have gained increasing centrality in the academic and public debate, as well as in the policy agenda. This is even truer for countries-such as Turkey, Greece, and Italy-that, due to their location, are gateways to Europe and have been recently affected by major migration flows related to geopolitical issues in Africa and the Middle East. Against this backdrop, many international organizations, public authorities, and research institutions have focused their attention on ways to foster social cohesion and migrants' integration at the urban scale (see, for instance, OECD 2018). In many cases, these policies (e.g., housing diversification programs) and analyses leading to their promotion (e.g., analysis on residential segregation of migrants) have taken as a point of reference ethnicity or socioeconomic features (e.g., income). In contrast, religion has almost never been taken into account, even if it is often a crucial pillar for migrants in shaping their identity formation and self-definition in host countries (Mitchell 2004; Peach 2002).

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Section: Discussion: the Residential Patterns Of Muslim Migrants And mentioning

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Migration, Religion, and Residential Segregation at the Urban Level: The Case of Muslim Migrants in Rome and Milan

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Chiodelli

2019

Sociological Inquiry

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“…In addition, it is crucial to eradicating any risk regarding the implementation of planning and development legislation. For example, issuance of building permits by planning official must be strict and in adherence to standard procedure for development, all public majors in the planning subdivisions must be sensitised against the use of any discretionary power, which may alter the integrity of the planning system [73].…”

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Coastal Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Review of Policy, Programme and Practice for Sustainable Planning Outcomes

Busayo

Kalumba

2020

Sustainability

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Climate change and disaster risk are serious concerns considering the vulnerability of coastal areas and cities to various climate-disaster threats. Hence, the urban populace and planning stakeholders are grappling with the challenges of seeking ways to integrate adaptation measures into human livelihoods and planning systems. However, the synergy between climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) remains fragmented and vague. Therefore, this review highlighted recent theoretical and practical methodologies for sustainable planning outcomes in relation to CCA and DRR themes. This paper provides a new model, Problem analysis model (PAM), designed to analyse Origin–Cause–Effect (impacts)–Risks identification and Answers to climate-related disaster at the local or community level. Lastly, three identified enablers were extensively discussed (policy, programme and practice) as a step towards the model implementation and to improve sustainable planning outcomes.

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“…All data refer to 2016. As in similar analyses [3,6,16], we ran a multivariate regression to ascertain the influence of the immigrant population on the housing price gradient in 112 Italian provincial capitals. Housing price data, for both new-build and existing units, are collected by the Consulente Immobiliare, an Italian real estate journal that publishes average prices for large and middle-sized Italian cities every six months.…”

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“…Town planners have begun to study how cities are changed by the settlement of foreign citizens [3], and labor economics focuses on their influence on the labor market [4,5]. But real estate economics, especially in Europe, has yet to thoroughly analyze how the property market-and the housing market in particular-changes as a result of immigrants making up a growing proportion of the resident population.…”

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Immigrants and the City: The Relevance of Immigration on Housing Price Gradient

Antoniucci

Marella

2017

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Foreign citizens are a more and more significant part of the population of Italian cities and society (8% of the country's total population), and they contribute to changes in the cultural, social, and economic structure of the country. Our aim was to assess the incidence of the immigrant population on urban house price polarization, as measured using an original indicator: the center-periphery housing price gradient. While there is ample literature on the relationship between average prices and immigrant populations, less research has been conducted on immigration and the housing price gradient on a national scale. This price gradient may indicate whether immigration contributes to changing the residential market, also possibly revealing segregation phenomena. We ran multivariate regressions in several steps on an original dataset of housing prices and socio-economic factors concerning 112 Italian provincial capitals to elucidate whether immigration is correlated with the housing market divide. Our main findings confirmed that larger immigrant populations coincide with steeper housing price gradients on a national scale. Our tests also demonstrated that the relevance of this phenomenon varies for different urban forms, confirming related to housing price dynamics between the cities of northern and southern Italy the relevance of urban density in elucidating.

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Planning, pluralism and religious diversity: Critically reconsidering the spatial regulation of mosques in Italy starting from a much debated law in the Lombardy region

Cited by 24 publications

References 34 publications

Migration, Religion, and Residential Segregation at the Urban Level: The Case of Muslim Migrants in Rome and Milan

Migration, Religion, and Residential Segregation at the Urban Level: The Case of Muslim Migrants in Rome and Milan

Coastal Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Review of Policy, Programme and Practice for Sustainable Planning Outcomes

Immigrants and the City: The Relevance of Immigration on Housing Price Gradient

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