Towards a theory of urban fragmentation: A cross-cultural analysis of fear, privatization, and the state

CyberGeo

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-34

  Low, Setha ^a  

^a Department of Environmental Psychology and Anthropology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

China; Fear; Latin America; Privatization; The state; United States

Indexed keywords

CRIME; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; FRAGMENTATION; GATED COMMUNITY; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PRIVATIZATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SOCIAL THEORY; STATE; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN SYSTEM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749476203     PISSN: 12783366     EISSN: 12783366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/cybergeo.3207     Document Type: Article

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