In the last one and a half decades the emergence of gated residential areas has become a
mass trend in US-American urban development. It is estimated that more than eight million …

In the last two and a half decades the emergence of gated residential areas has become a
mass trend in US urban development. It is estimated that more than 8 million people live in …

Based on an empirical study of the Los Angeles region, this chapter focuses on the
consequences of gated communities development, leading to fading boundaries between …

Gated communities are a rapidly growing phenomenon in all areas of the country. This
paper focuses on one aspect of the rise of gated communities: the motivations of status and …

This informative volume gathers contemporary accounts of the growth, influences on, and
impacts of so-called gated communities, developments with walls, gates, guards and other …

Gated communities are a new" hot button" in many North American cities. From Boston to
Los Angeles and from Miami to Toronto citizens are taking sides in the debate over whether …

Gated communities became an 'object of study'in the 1990s as social scientists observed
their growth in several cities; they are now a feature of the urban landscape in most cities …

Gated communities—enclaves of homes surrounded by walls, often with security guards—
are becoming increasingly popular in America. This article introduces and analyzes findings …

Within recent years, the expansion of gated communities has become an increasingly
important element in the changing Latin American megacities and their suburban areas. In …

The issue of gated communities raises important questions about the future forms of urban
development. The standard perception of gated communities is that design and …