Between fear and differentiation. The current situation of gated communities within border towns such as Tijuana, Nogales and Ciudad Juárez

In the cities of Tijuana, Nogales and Ciudad Juárez, located in the northwestern border between Mexico and the United States, one of the more popular urbanization processes is the modality of closed divisions. These residential areas are characterized for being a physical space protected and separat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Enríquez Acosta, Jesús Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Estudios Fronterizos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.localhost:article/194
Acceso en línea:https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/194
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:border cities
urban fragmentation
urban segregation
Social sciences
Statistics
Capitalism
Demography
Sociology
social Structure
Communities
The town planning(zoning)
Anthropology
Processes of culture and cultural
ciudades fronterizas
fragmentación urbana
segregación social
Ciencias sociales
Estadística
Capitalismo
Demografía
Sociología
Estructura social
Comunidades
La planificación urbana
Antropología
Procesos de cultura y culturales
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Sumario:In the cities of Tijuana, Nogales and Ciudad Juárez, located in the northwestern border between Mexico and the United States, one of the more popular urbanization processes is the modality of closed divisions. These residential areas are characterized for being a physical space protected and separated from the city disturbances with bars and fences, and most of them present monitoring houses with access restrictions and private surveillance. The concept of closed divisions tends to expand in the urban landscape of the border cities without restrictions except for those established by the real estate market. Nevertheless, it's important to analyze the impact of closed divisions in the morphology of the cities, the urban sustentability of this developments and the social segregation they cause.