The following are papers highlighting issues or aspects regarding gated communities in South Africa. The views expressed in these papers are those of the authors and not necessarily of the CSIR or general editor of the website.
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| Can
public road closures reduce crime effectively? |
PDF |
113KB |
| This paper investigates the effectiveness
of road closures to address crime in South Africa. It does this through
an investigation of crime and the fear thereof in South Africa, different
measures to reduce crime, problems regarding crime statistics and
perceptions and then relating this to the question of road closures
and crime reduction. In this regard it highlights a number of concerns
that would influence levels of crime reduction and the sustainability
thereof. |
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| Alley-gating
and neighbourhood gating: are they two sides of the same face? |
PDF |
1187KB |
| This paper explores the differences and
similarities between so-called alley-gating and neighbourhood gating
in two different localities, the UK and South Africa. |
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| Living
in an enclaved society: Practical implications of environmental design |
PDF |
781KB |
| This paper focuses on the growing tendency
amongst certain communities in South Africa to barricade themselves
in as a response to crime and the fear thereof. |
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| Sustainable
‘Urban Village’ Concept: Mandate, matrix or myth? |
PDF |
573KB |
| This paper reconsider the term urban village
and its different manifestations in the SA context and examine the
possible ambiguities or relationships between these. |
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| Planning
in the African context: reconsidering current approaches to gated
communities in South Africa |
PDF |
830KB |
| This paper argues that future planning practices
should focus on a more dynamic approach to space in the African context
and be clear about the meaning and implementation of the governance
of place in South Africa. It uses the issue of gated communities to
illustrate the case. |
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| Crime prevention
in neighbourhoods |
PDF |
106KB |
| This paper focuses on the development of
a Crime Prevention Management System fulfilling the needs of the Lifestyle
Estate neighbourhood. |
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| Gated communities
in South Africa: building bridges or barriers? |
PDF |
215KB |
| This paper describes the manifestation
of gated communities in South Africa and its impact on the privatisation
of public urban space, services and governance. Following this discussion,
the paper contextualises gated communities within the spatial design
theories of Post Modern Urbanism and then investigates the relationship
between spatial transformation and territorial governance as expressed
through gated communities in South Africa. |
| Enclosed
neighbourhoods in perspective |
PDF |
262KB |
| The development of security enclaves is a worldwide
phenomenon. In the context of the high crime rates in South Africa,
enclosed neighbourhoods are seen by many as the only option for crime
prevention. But is this really the case? And how are local authorities
supposed to deal with this issue? |
| From power
to power: Strydom Square and the Security Park |
PDF |
65KB |
| This paper explores the history
of Strydom Square and concepts such as spatiality, urban fortresses
and security parks as heterotopia. |
| Gated communities
and urban sustainability: Taking a closer look at the future |
PDF |
75KB |
| Recognising that urban sustainability
is one of the goals for urban planning and management, all urban development
must be considered in relation to the dimensions of urban sustainability.
Within this framework, the appropriateness of gated communities as
a type of development for the urban future needs to be carefully considered. |
| The Urban
Future: enclosed neighbourhoods? |
PDF |
255KB |
| In many neighbourhoods in South
Africa, especially Johannesburg, residents have acted in an apparent
attempt to prevent crime in their areas. In several instances this
results in enclosed neighbourhoods with controlled access. The question
is however, what the implications of these types of developments are
for future urban environments. |
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