Gated communities e chiusura degli spazi pubblici. Due casi di studio a confronto
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Keywords
- Among the changes that have affected the urban environment in the last two decades
- the closure and the control of residential spaces are the subject of several studies. Physical barriers and surveillance devices restrict access to urban areas of different sizes
- acting also as divisions between different social groups. Little is known about these practices within the Italian context. This article presents two cases of residential enclosure: a gated community and some public alleys closed with physical barriers. The main focus is to compaÂre the representation of the closure and the perception of security problem by residents. Technologies and security practices separate the interior space
- safe and orderly
- from an outside perceived as dangerous and degraded
