Gated communities and urban fragmentation in Latin America: the Brazilian experience |
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| Authors: | Martin Coy |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innrain, 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria |
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| Abstract: | Since the mid-1970s, gated housing areas of the privileged have been spreading in Latin American cities. They have to be seen
as a visible consequence of the deepening social disparities within Latin American societies and the resulting fragmentation
of urban space. Condomínios fechados (Brazil) or barrios cerrados (Argentina) can be typified following different criteria, such as formation, location, size, fittings, construction typology,
as well as social structure. Three groups of actors influence the process of their expansion: the real estate companies, for
which the new form of living offers an attractive market segment, the target groups, whose increasing expectations regarding
security and living comfort need to be met, and the public authorities, who have to find adequate responses concerning the
further orientation of urban development. Based on case studies from Brazil, the paper will discuss the different phases of
gated community expansion and the reasons why this is happening. Their internal structure and differentiation, as well as
consequences for socio-spatial development and urban planning will also be dealt with. |
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| Keywords: | Alphaville Brazil condomínios fechados S?o Paulo urban fragmentation |
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