Towards a theory of urban fragmentation: A cross-cultural analysis of fear, privatization, and the state

This paper employs a cross-cultural analysis to explore regional and national variations in residential gating and enclosure as a first step in developing an integrated theory of urban fragmentation. Utilizing data from the urban and suburban United States, Latin America and China, a series of dimen...

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Main Author: Setha Low
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités 2006-10-01
Series:Cybergeo
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/3207