Building balanced communities the US and UK compared
Minton, A.
Building balanced communities the US and UK compared - London RICS 2002 - 35p. 30cm. - RICS Leading Edge Series .
This report argues that government officers, from legislators to local planning authorities, should learn from the US experience and work to reverse the current rising trend in gated developments. For, although often very profitable for property developers and housebuilders, such developments physically prevent social cohesion and exacerbate the fear of crime. Urges that the American experience, where at least 12% of the population live in gated communities, while around 15% are trapped in ghettos, be avoided.
1842191098
1478-4971
UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
GATED COMMUNITIES
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING
Building balanced communities the US and UK compared - London RICS 2002 - 35p. 30cm. - RICS Leading Edge Series .
This report argues that government officers, from legislators to local planning authorities, should learn from the US experience and work to reverse the current rising trend in gated developments. For, although often very profitable for property developers and housebuilders, such developments physically prevent social cohesion and exacerbate the fear of crime. Urges that the American experience, where at least 12% of the population live in gated communities, while around 15% are trapped in ghettos, be avoided.
1842191098
1478-4971
UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
GATED COMMUNITIES
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING