Urban studies

This paper investigates the social dimensions of gated communities (GCs) in US western metropolitan areas and how they contribute to segregation. We use geographically referenced data of GCs, and introduce a local metric based on social distance indices (SDI). This multivariate spatial analysis inve...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2015-03, Vol.52 (4), p.619-638
Main Authors: Goix, Renaud Le, Vesselinov, Elena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ethnicity
Inequality
Metropolitan areas
Racial segregation
Segregation
Social distance
Spatial analysis
U.S.A
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Summary:This paper investigates the social dimensions of gated communities (GCs) in US western metropolitan areas and how they contribute to segregation. We use geographically referenced data of GCs, and introduce a local metric based on social distance indices (SDI). This multivariate spatial analysis investigates homogeneity in three aspects: race and ethnicity, economic class and age between 2000 and 2010 census. The results indicate contrasting effects given different levels of geography. GCs significantly contribute to segregation patterns at a local level, and this has been locally reinforcing. Although socioeconomic segregation and ethnic status yield the most prevalent structure of local distance, gated enclaves are also significantly structured by age. The findings are considered in the context of a metropolitan decline in levels of segregation. Data also show that GCs are likely to be located within large racially homogeneous areas, and do not significantly contribute to racial segregation. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications
ISSN:0042-0980
DOI:10.1177/0042098014532555