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041 _aeng.
100 _aMinton, A.
245 _aBuilding balanced communities
_bthe US and UK compared
260 _aLondon
_bRICS
_c2002
300 _a35p.
_c30cm.
490 _aRICS Leading Edge Series
520 _aThis 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.
650 _aUNITED STATES
650 _aUNITED KINGDOM
650 _aGATED COMMUNITIES
650 _aSOCIAL EXCLUSION
650 _aDEVELOPMENT
650 _aPLANNING
690 _aHOUSING
710 _aRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
_bResidential Property Faculty
_94304
710 _aRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
_bPlanning and Development Faculty
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856 4 0 _uhttps://www.rics.org/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=3180&fileID=3534
_zView the full document free of charge at the www.rics.org website
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