Immigration and cities7 August 2013
We're net beneficiaries of the experience, skills and culture that migrants bring to our cities says Caroline Knowles - Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths University.
Sharing is taking off in cities around the world. People are sharing things like cars, land for urban farming, and public spaces. Sharing is essential for well-being and the environment.
But to increase sharing we'll need to tackle exclusion and isolation in our societies.
Arriving in a new city can be exciting or terrifying. A lot depends on why you migrated in the first place. But your surroundings and the people you interact with also influence your experience.
In this interview for Big Ideas Change The World, professor Knowles explores the impacts of an unfriendly welcome to a new city. And she reveals the benefits - to us all - of improving participation.
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No jobs, benefit fraud, long hospital queues, a lack of affordable housing... Who gets the blame?
Why is it we overlook the mismanagement of governments, and personal greed, in favour of bashing migrants?
In this second part Caroline tackles the calls for migrants to fit in and contribute to society - and the barriers.
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