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social integration in cities?  In the recently posted talk by
Eduardo Paes, which seems to be controversial in how it
represents the quality of life in Rio DeJaneiro, the mayor of
that city identifies as his third commandment that cities be
socially integrated.  What does social integration mean to you
in terms of how the residents of cities should be connected to
each other and what are the best means we have of achieving such
integration?  Examples of practical strategies that have worked
in real cities would be very instructive. As the comments on the
talk already provide a forum for discussing the accuracy of the
mayor's depiction of his city, it would be wonderful if the
discussion here could focus rather on the specific issue of
promising strategies for social integration.   Showing single
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order for integration to take plac