Migration is at the heart of urban growth, both as a lever of development and as a set of
challenges for cities. By 2050, two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities (UN …

This open access book brings together different perspectives on migration and the city that
are usually discussed separately, to show the special character of the urban context as a …

Cities have always been shaped by a range of migratory processes and historically have
been at the centre of reflections on human mobility. Nevertheless, in recent years scholars …

The 2015 edition of the World Migration Report (WMR) was devoted to a single theme: the
relationship between migrants and the cities of the world. With more than half of the world's …

For the first time in history, most people in the world now live in cities. An increasing
proportion of these people are migrants. International migration is currently at an all-time …

This edited volume draws attention to the interlinked yet understudied relationship between
the role of cities in dealing with international displacement and forced migration and the …

In 2022, almost 84 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced. More than twothirds of
them reside in urban areas. Displacement and forced migration are an urban experience …

The 2015 edition of the World Migration Report (WMR) was devoted to a single theme: the
relationship between migrants and the cities of the world. With more than half of the world's …

Cities and migration are deeply intertwined. In this chapter, we provide a longue-durée
global overview of the connection between the social processes of migration and …

Forced migration is an urban phenomenon–an integral part of twenty-first century urban
landscapes, as well as an “urban story” of those displaced. In this introductory article, we …