Morales, E.R., Atkinson, R. orcid.org/0000-0001-9801-9380 and Higgins, K. (2022) Road – gate – enclosure : elite securityscapes in London and Mexico City. Journal of Urban Design, 27 (3). pp. 328-347. ISSN 1357-4809
Abstract
The demand for security by urban elites has driven the subtle transformation of their neighbourhoods – and the wider city – with a more closed and fragmented public realm, ‘anti-disorder’ design strategies and increasing control. This article explores signature elements of securityscapes in affluent domains of Mexico City and London, two very different cities yet with similarly fragmenting and inhibiting modes of urban design. Extensive immersion, systematic observation and visual matrixes are used to counterpose key design elements and atmospheric qualities of the securityscape: securitization, privacy and fortification, transforming the ‘path-portal-place’ elements of the city into a logic around ‘road-gate-enclosure’.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Informa UK Ltd trading as Taylor & Francis. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Urban Design. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Public space; urban design; elites; Mexico City; London |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Urban Studies & Planning (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number The British Academy NMG2R2\100197 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2021 12:43 |
Last Modified: | 04 May 2023 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13574809.2021.1997141 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:179493 |