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   Articles with "gated communities" as a keyword



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Religio-nationalism and ‘soft boundaries’: Urban gating in West Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Geoforum"

DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.08.018

Abstract: Abstract Recent scholarship on gated communities has challenged assumptions about the homogeneity of aesthetics and motivations for enclosure, emphasizing the place-bound origins and meanings attached to exclusionary development. It has also called for a conceptual… read more here.

Keywords: soft boundaries; gated communities; jerusalem tel; tel aviv ... See more keywords
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Ending gated communities: the rationales for resistance in China

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Housing Studies"

DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2021.1950645

Abstract: Although gated communities (GCs) have spread globally, their prevalence in China is often attributed to China’s unique tradition of gated living. In 2016, China announced policy recommendations int... read more here.

Keywords: gated communities; ending gated; resistance china; china ... See more keywords

Sense of community (SOC) in gated urban neighborhoods: Empirical insights from Accra, Ghana

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Journal of Urban Affairs"

DOI: 10.1080/07352166.2024.2341901

Abstract: ABSTRACT Despite gated communities becoming a prominent form of housing in the Global South cities, the extent to which these privatized neighborhoods foster a sense of community remains understudied. Most of the studies on sense… read more here.

Keywords: sense community; factors associated; associated sense; gated communities ... See more keywords
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The challenge of opening up gated communities in Shanghai

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of Urban Design"

DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2019.1625707

Abstract: ABSTRACT The Chinese government has recently issued a directive that calls for an end to gated communities. The aim is to halt the construction of new gated communities, and gradually open existing gated communities to… read more here.

Keywords: communities shanghai; challenge opening; opening gated; gated communities ... See more keywords

Unfolding the entangled geosemiotics of technologically-mediated gated communities: Mountain View’s (2021) advertisement as a case study

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Visual Studies"

DOI: 10.1080/1472586x.2024.2347517

Abstract: Gated Communities (GCs), as residential enclaves in urban and suburban environments that offer exclusive housing and a multitude of onsite amenities, are burgeoning in many fast-growing Egyptian cities. In the past few years, several upscale… read more here.

Keywords: mountain view; unfolding entangled; gated communities; geosemiotics technologically ... See more keywords

Urban planners and the production of gated communities in China: A structure–agency approach

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Urban Studies"

DOI: 10.1177/0042098018801138

Abstract: This study takes an actor-oriented perspective and focuses on the role of urban planners in the production of gated communities in China. It probes their related values and the structural factors influencing their preferences and… read more here.

Keywords: planners production; gated communities; urban planners; communities china ... See more keywords

Reinterpreting Privacy and Community: Social and Spatial Transformations from Traditional Arabian Neighbourhoods to Contemporary Gated Communities

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Buildings"

DOI: 10.3390/buildings15071111

Abstract: Gated communities have been widely examined as a contemporary urban phenomenon, yet their emergence in the Middle East reflects broader socioeconomic and cultural transformations rather than a direct continuation of historical spatial practices. Historically, Arabian… read more here.

Keywords: arabian cities; privacy community; reinterpreting privacy; gated communities ... See more keywords

The Heightened ‘Security Zone’ Function of Gated Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Changing Housing Market Dynamic: Evidence from Beijing, China

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Land"

DOI: 10.3390/land10090983

Abstract: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has left a strong imprint on many aspects of urban life. Gated communities (GCs) in China are less commonly perceived as a negative and segregated urban form of community compared to… read more here.

Keywords: gated communities; gcs; security; zone function ... See more keywords

Beyond Gated Communities: A Typology of Residential Compounds in Granada

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Land"

DOI: 10.3390/land13081116

Abstract: Gated communities have spread globally, though unevenly. However, their early popularity and expansion from North America to other different localities have led to their physical and social diversification (i.e., morphological design and locking mechanisms and… read more here.

Keywords: typology; residential compounds; typology residential; communities typology ... See more keywords