| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Routledge studies in human geography ; 13 |
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Routledge studies in human geography ; 13.
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| Contents |
Introduction : global and local perspectives on the rise of private neighbourhoods / Georg Glasze, Chris Webster, Klaus Frantz -- The dynamics of privatopia : private residential governance in the USA / Evan Mckenzie -- The economic case for private residential government / Fred E. Foldvary -- Unlocking the gated community : moral minimalism and social (dis)order in gated communities in the United States and Mexico / Setha M. Low -- Private gated neighbourhoods : a progressive trend in US urban development / Klaus Frantz -- Gated communities as predators of public resources : the outcomes of fading boundaries between private management and public authorities in Southern California / Renaud Le Goix -- Condominios fechados and barrios privados : the rise of private residential neighbourhoods in Latin America / Michael Janoschka and Axel Borsdorf -- Gated communities in South Africa / Ulrich Jurgens, Karina Landman -- The spread of private guarded neighbourhoods in Lebanon and the significance of a historically and geographically specific governmentality / Georg Glasze -- The Purple Jade Villas (Beijing) : a golden ghetto in red China / Guillaume Giroir -- China's modern gated cities / Chris Webster, Fulong Wu, Yanjing Zhao -- The rise of gated residential neighbourhoods in Portugal and Spain : Lisbon and Madrid / Rainer Wehrhahn, Rita Raposo -- The rise of private residential neighbourhoods in England and New Zealand / Sarah Blandy, Jenny Dixon, Ann Dupuis, David Parsons -- More gates, less community? : guarded housing in Russia / Sebastian Lentz -- Conclusion : dynamic urban order and the rise of residential clubs / Chris Webster, Georg Glasze |
| Summary |
In this book, international authors attempt to construct an interdisciplinary discourse on the global spread of private communities, based upon empirical evidence and case studies from the US, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe and China |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Gated communities.
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Gated communities -- Case studies
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gated communities.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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Gated communities
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Glasze, Georg.
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Webster, Christopher J.
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Frantz, Klaus
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| ISBN |
0203336186 |
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9780203336182 |
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