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Do gated communities cause economic and cultural disparity? Do gated communities cause economic and cultural disparity? For Against -Gates provide security and separation for the leisure activities and services within -Elite communities, where the gates symbolize distinction and prestige and both create and protect a secure place on the social ladder -Security zone, where the fear of crime and outsiders is the foremost motivation for defensive fortifications -Metropolitan areas have become increasingly spatially different and segregated in terms of race, class, and land values -Poor neighbourhoods are increasingly isolated from municipal land, labour, and social markets; weakening the bonds of mutual responsibility -Gated communities manifest a number of tensions What Do You Think?

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  • Do gated communities cause economic and cultural disparity?

    Do gated communities cause economic and cultural disparity?

    For Against-Gates provide security and separation for the leisure activities and services within

    -Elite communities, where the gates symbolize distinction and prestige and both create and protect a secure place on the social ladder

    -Security zone, where the fear of crime and outsiders is the foremost motivation for defensive fortications

    -Metropolitan areas have become increasingly spatially dierent andsegregated in terms of race, class, and land values

    -Poor neighbourhoods are increasingly isolated from municipal land, labour, and social markets; weakening the bonds of mutual responsibility

    -Gated communities manifest a number of tensions

    What Do You Think?