Mar 15, 2010

Ruby Saakor Tetteh - Research Project in Relation to Objectives of Ethnicity in the City

The idea of Ethnicity in the City is appealing and proactive as it works to manage prospective challenges associated with migration into the urban space. Migration concerns individuals or families that travel out of their original settings to another to live and work for a better life. The characteristics of migration may be in the realm of rural-rural migration, rural-urban migration, urban-rural migration and urban-urban migration. In the context Ethnicity in the City, it places a spotlight on managing the issue of rural-urban migration in European cities which is increasingly becoming a challenge for policy makers.

It is in this regard that the research intends to focus on security within the urban setting. This is a direct result of migration and problematic for policy makers and inhabitants within the urban setting. The security implication of urbanization is essential in any growing integration of persons in European cities. It is also deep rooted in planning as well as essential to guarantee security of persons within this newly growing city.

Among other issues, conflicts between local residents and new migrants may create tensions within the city and it is vital that structures are put in place to create opportunities for both groups while guaranteeing security for all. Suggestions may include advocacy work to create job openings, requisite training for new entrants and new living quarters to accommodate the growing population, an objective that is in line with ideals of Ethnicity in the city.

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