Gated Communities : Social Sustainability in Contemporary and Historical Gated Developments

ISBN-13: 9781844075195 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 140 str.

Samer Bagaeen

Opis

This title presents a collection of new writings by an international and interdisciplinary group of contributors, which provides a historic, socio-political and contemporary cultural perspective of gated communities.

Spis treści

Foreword. Urban Gating: One Instance of a Larger Development? 1. Gated Histories: An Introduction to Themes and Concepts 2. Reflection Opening the Gates: An East-West Transmodern Discourse? 3. Gated Urban Life versus Kinship and Social Solidarity in the Middle East 4. Gating Urban Spaces in China: Inclusion, Exclusion and Government 5. Lagos: 'Urban Gating' as the Default Condition 6. Gated Minds, Gated Places: The Impact and Meaning of Hard Boundaries South Africa 7. Latin American Gated Communities: The Latest Symbol of Historic Segregation 8. Gated Communities in Mexico City: A Historical Perspective 9. Production and Social Sustainability of Private Enclaves in Suburban Landscapes: French and US Long-term Emergence of Gated Communities and Private Streets 10. Barriers and Boundaries: An Exploration of Gatedness in New Zealand 11. Afterword