Port cities as hubs of diversity and inclusivity

Port cities as hubs of diversity and inclusivity: The case of Rotterdam

Hein, C.M. (TU Delft History & Complexity)
Van de Laar, Paul
Jansen, Maurice
Luning, Sabine
Brandellero, Amanda
Azman, Lucija
Hinman, Sarah
Mulder, I. (TU Delft Design Conceptualization and Communication)
Harteveld, M.G.A.D. (TU Delft Urban Design)

2020-06-09

Port cities are a particular type of territory and are often long-standing examples of resilience, bringing opportunities, wealth, and innovation to their nations and their citizens. They have developed at the crossroads of international trade and commerce and the intersection of sea and land. Flows of people through trade and migration have played a key role in their spatial, social and cultural development. Their strong local identities share legacies of diversity and cosmopolitanism, but also of colonialism and segregation. The Qingjing Mosque in Quanzhou, Fujian speaks of the exchange between Arabia and China along the maritime silk road. Hanseatic cities stand as an example of far-flung networks with districts for foreign traders—think of the German merchants who established Bryggen, the German dock, in Bergen, now a UNESCO world heritage site.

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