Gated communities / edited by Rowland Atkinson and Sarah Blandy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Atkinson, Rowland.

Blandy, Sarah

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gated communities--Case studies.

Gated communities.

Gated communities--Cross-cultural studies.

Cross-cultural studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 169 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Contents:

Introduction: International Perspectives on The New Enclavism and the Rise of Gated Communities / Rowland Atkinson, Sarah Blandy vii

1 Constructing the Pomerium in Las Vegas: A Case Study of Emerging Trends in American Gated Communities / Evan McKenzie 1

2 Homeowners Associations, Collective Action and the Costs of Private Governance / Simon C. Y. Chen, Chris J. Webster 18

3 Some Reflections on the Economic and Political Organisation of Private Neighbourhoods / Georg Glasze 34

4 Rediscovering the 'Gate' Under Market Transition: From Workunit Compounds to Commodity Housing Enclaves / Fulong Wu 47

5 Gated Communities in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Argentina: A Challenge for Town Planning / Guy Thuillier 67

6 Planning Responses to Gated Communities in Canada / Jill Grant 84

7 Gated Communities: (Ne)Gating Community Development? / Sarah Blandy, Diane Lister 97

8 Who Segregates Whom? The Analysis of a Gated Community in Mendoza, Argentina / Sonia Roitman 112

9 Gated Communities: Sprawl and Social Segregation in Southern California / Renaud Le Goix 131

10 Gated Communities as Club Goods: Segregation or Social Cohesion? / Tony Manzi, Bill Smith-Bowers 152.

Notes:

"This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Housing Studies"--BJ summary.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0415373158

9780415373159

OCLC:

62282364