Gated Communities: Social Sustainability in Contemporary and Historical Gated Developments

By: Samer Bagaeen and Ola Uduku

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Synopsis: Gated Communities provides a historic, socio-political and contemporary cultural perspective of gated communities. In doing so it offers a different lens through which to view the historical vernacular background of this now global phenomenon. The book presents a collection of new writing on the issue by an international and interdisciplinary group of contributors. The authors review current thinking on gated communities and consider the sustainability issues that these contemporary 'lifestyle' communities raise. The authors argue that there are links that can be drawn between the historic gated homesteads and cities, found in much of the world, and today's Western-style secure complexes. Global examples of gated communities, and their historical context, are presented throughout the book. The authors also comment on how sustainability issues have impacted on these communities. The book concludes by considering how the historic measures up with the contemporary in terms of sustainability function, and aesthetic.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 160 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781136543692
Related ISBNs:: 9780415830416, 9781849774772, 9781844075195
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 06/14/23
Copyrighted By:: Samer Bagaeen and Ola Uduku
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Samer Bagaeen
Edited by:: Ola Uduku