mixité sociale

English translation: social mix

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French term or phrase:mixité sociale
English translation:social mix
Entered by: Cyril Bel-Ange

08:35 Jul 2, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Environment & Ecology / green growth and urbanism
French term or phrase: mixité sociale
• répondre aux enjeux locaux de la commune ou de l’agglomération :
- en termes d’emploi et d’activités, de mixités, d’équité sociale ;
- en participant au besoin d’attractivité de la ville : mobilité, culture, etc.
- en termes d’attentes des habitants et des usagers : amélioration de la qualité de vie : réduction des nuisances, qualité globale (environnementale mais aussi architecturale, d’usage, etc.) des bâtiments et des espaces publics, synergie territoriale, synergie thématique (eau par exemple), etc. ;
Cyril Bel-Ange
France
Local time: 05:24
social mix
Explanation:
Most of my city planning customers like me to use "social mix" in this case.

Best,
Jocelyne

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-07-02 08:43:32 GMT)
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See:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6525/is_1_17/ai_n320...

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/ages/2004/00000042...

http://www.ahuri.edu.au/publications/projects/p40500/

http://econpapers.repec.org/article/tafeurjhp/v_3a7_3ay_3a20...
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Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 05:24
Grading comment
thx!

cy
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6social mix
Jocelyne S
3social integration
polyglot45
3social diversity
Mpoma


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
social mix


Explanation:
Most of my city planning customers like me to use "social mix" in this case.

Best,
Jocelyne

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-07-02 08:43:32 GMT)
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See:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6525/is_1_17/ai_n320...

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/ages/2004/00000042...

http://www.ahuri.edu.au/publications/projects/p40500/

http://econpapers.repec.org/article/tafeurjhp/v_3a7_3ay_3a20...

Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 05:24
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Grading comment
thx!

cy

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
social integration


Explanation:
same idea

polyglot45
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social diversity


Explanation:
Strikes me as a more likely phrase in 2023. However, it no doubt partly depends on the purpose: "social mix" could just be an observation, whereas "social diversity" is probably more likely to be a desired aim (although not necessarily).

Mpoma
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