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MIXITÉ URBAINE

English translation: Urban mix


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French term or phrase:MIXITÉ URBAINE
English translation:Urban mix
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16:51 Jan 15, 2009
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Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
French term or phrase: MIXITÉ URBAINE
PDF] DÉBAT ÉLARGI SUR LA PRODUCTION DE LA MIXITÉ URBAINEFormat de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Version HTML
DÉBAT ÉLARGI SUR LA PRODUCTION DE LA MIXITÉ URBAINE. Synthèse du débat du mardi 10 décembre 2002 - CMAV à Toulouse. Le débat a été introduit par les ...
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Iraq
Local time: 23:45
Urban mix
Explanation:
The latest stop on the Arcade Tour sees Kevin Williams return to the suburbs of the UK, visiting the London Borough of Croydon. The mix of commercial and retail is strong and there are plenty of examples of how amusement plays a vital supporting role to the bowling, cinema, gambling, betting and even bingo scene. (article entitled "the urban mix")
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Eutychus
Local time: 23:45
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Urban mix
Eutychus
3 +3urban mixity
Vicky James
3 +1Diversity
juliebarba
3melting potLingua 5B


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Urban mix


Explanation:
The latest stop on the Arcade Tour sees Kevin Williams return to the suburbs of the UK, visiting the London Borough of Croydon. The mix of commercial and retail is strong and there are plenty of examples of how amusement plays a vital supporting role to the bowling, cinema, gambling, betting and even bingo scene. (article entitled "the urban mix")


    Reference: http://www.intergameonline.com/intergame/feature/116/arcade-...
Eutychus
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Shiner
5 mins

agree  Cristina Balmus
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
urban mixity


Explanation:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Awu7KqVPM-EC&pg=PA110&lpg...

Second, geography (or 'space') may also be of fundamental importance in the expression and organization of this urban 'mixity'. As we have seen..


http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/publications/Working papers/wp-05...

Backlash Against Diversity? Identity and Cultural Politics in European Cities

Yet the reality, in a globalised and transnational world, is that the city is a site of a fourth vision, of 'mixity', one that many people find deeply disturbing. The paper ends by asking what might be said about the governance of the plural, ethnically heterogeneous, city under conditions of globalisation and mass transnational migration, in the light of these cultural transformations.

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http://www.ucl.ac.uk/environment-institute/Publications/Data...

such as urban mixity, appropriate densities and integrating public transport ..... Urban mixity of uses should encourage walkable environments. The ...

Vicky James
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caterina Lanfranco
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Caterina

agree  Gabrielle Leyden: I think the neologism might be justified. Otherwise, mixture of ethnic groups, mixed ethnic communities, mix of uses, etc., but you have to specify what is "mixed"
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Gabrielle. I agree that "mixity" sounds a bit like translationese, but it is an accepted term (esp. with "social mixity"), and it could be argued that "urban mix" has more links with the music scene than the make-up of cities.

agree  Emma Paulay: Your second ref is particularly good.
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, Emma!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
melting pot


Explanation:

If this refers to the mixing of cultures and the tendencies related to it, this is a popular term in U.S. English.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting_pot

The melting pot is an analogy for the way in which heterogenous societies become more homogeneous, in which the ingredients in the pot (people of different cultures, races and religions) are combined so as to develop a multi-ethnic society. The term, which originates from the United States, is often used to describe societies experiencing large scale immigration from many different countries.

Lingua 5B
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in CroatianCroatian
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Diversity


Explanation:
is what it means to me. I don't know about the urbaine part because I'm not sure what it refers to - businesses, or people or whatever....!

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Mixité urbaine
Définition
Répartition équilibrée des différentes fonctions urbaines à l'intérieur d'une agglomération en tenant compte des facteurs sociaux et économiques (habitat social, habitat privé, activités économiques, commerces, équipements,…), par opposition à la spécialisation urbaine. L'objectif de mixité urbaine, poursuivi par la loi LOV (loi d'orientation pour la ville) a été réaffirmé et renforcé par la loi SRU (loi Solidarité et renouvellement urbains), notamment dans le domaine de la mixité sociale dans le logement.
http://www.muleta.org/muleta2/rechercheTerme.do?critere=&pay...

It certainly seems to be a lot broader than the population!


juliebarba
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:45
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 17

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lingua 5B: ok julie, thanks for that. then your answer seems best to me. I guess urban is not translated into English ?
21 mins
  -> Hi. Thanks. I think that urban should be translated but just wasn't sure what to put - urban or town
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