Cities and quality of life

[i]Rethinking cities: a new look at the quality of life [/i] Geneva, 18-20 May 2006 Society in crisis, evolving society, society in rapid growth: On which values should we build our future? Today, as the world population is tending toward becoming mostly urban, looking at quality of life in the city has risen to become one of the defining issues of our times. At once a laboratory for social integration and multiculturalism, a place of expression of the diversity of individual desires, and a place for the edification of our common future: the city spans the great challenges of our times. In the face of global implications and the daily life of citizens, quality of life demands responses at the local level. Do solutions come from a political or social impetus, from a new urban model, or even, a change of attitudes? The Geneva Forum will be the occasion to tackle these questions, shed light on new urban practices, and draw out the priorities of local actors through concrete examples. Who is responsible for what in building a quality city? What are the criteria for determining quality of life? How can multiple actors collaborate? For more information: http://www.qualitedevie.org/qualite/tiki-index.php?page=introduction