Private cities : global and local perspectives /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Glasze, Georg, Webster, Christopher J., Frantz, Klaus
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Series:Routledge studies in human geography ; 13.
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Online Access:Table of contents
Table of 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.