Fortress Australia? (In)security and private governance in a gated residential estate

Australian Geographer

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 431-446

  Therese, Kenna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crime; Gated residential estates; Private residential governance; Security

Indexed keywords

CRIME; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78649656293     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2010.519693     Document Type: Article

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