The Intercultural city aims at building its policies and identity on the explicit acknowledgement that diversity can be a resource for the development of the society.

The first step is the adoption (and implementation) of strategies that facilitate positive intercultural encounters and exchanges, and promote equal and active participation of residents and communities in the development of the city, thus responding to the needs of a diverse population. The Intercultural integration policy model is based on extensive research evidence, on a range of international legal instruments, and on the collective input of the cities member of the Intercultural Cities programme that share their good practice examples on how to better manage diversity, address possible conflicts, and benefit from the diversity advantage.

This section offers examples of intercultural approaches that facilitate the development and implementation of intercultural strategies.

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To get acquainted with cities’ good practices related to the management of the Covid-19 pandemic, please visit Intercultural Cities: COVID-19 Special page.

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Diversity has increased overall in Barcelona over the last 10 years which has tended to increase the range and presence of diversity in all its neighbourhoods and districts.

The Neighbourhood Plan (Pla de Barris) is a municipal initiative that implements social, economic, and urban actions to improve the neighbourhoods that need it most in collaboration with local residents. The Directorate of Community Action Services, Neighbourhood Plan and the city's districts work together to create links and good neighbourhood relations. They consider the intercultural perspective which includes combatting segregation and fostering positive interaction. In addition, a person from the Intercultural team works on the Neighbourhoods Plan, bringing cross fertilisation of experience. District personnel are even taking the initiative to design their own Intercultural Action Plans. The “territorialisation” of the intercultural perspective through the involvement and connections between different districts and neighbourhoods shows how embedded interculturalism is in the city.

There are actions where neighbourhoods meet and interact with each other. The city of Barcelona encourages different actions such as “Tobrada BCN Ciutat Diversa” aimed at visualizing and sharing the city’s diversity, the Celebration of the Chinese New Year, the Matsuri Festival of Japanese Culture, and Festival Raval(s) to encourage intercultural dialogue in different neighbourhoods. Moreover, the city conducts an annual campaign #CelebremBCN where it collects and disseminates the main celebrations organised by neighbours of different origins and cultural contexts through a calendar year.

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