Examining the significance of housing enclaves in the metropolitan United States of America

Andrew Kirby; Sharon Harlan; Larissa Larsen; Edward J. Hackett; Robert Bolin; Amy Nelson; Tom Rex; Shapard Wolf

doi:10.1080/14036090500435995

Examining the significance of housing enclaves in the metropolitan United States of America

Andrew Kirby, Sharon Harlan, Larissa Larsen, Edward J. Hackett, Robert Bolin, Amy Nelson, Tom Rex, Shapard Wolf

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A significant number of Americans now live in housing that is marked by walls and in many instances by gates. While an increasing amount is written on these enclaves, relatively little research has been done on the developments themselves, the Home Owner Associations (HOAs) that run them, or their residents. This paper draws on the American Housing Survey and the Phoenix Area Social Survey to present demographic information on the housing and to indicate some of the attitudes of these homeowners. The data are used to question some popular conceptions concerning both gated communities and common interest neighborhoods, especially those relating to issues of fear and security, and to the functioning of the HOA. It is argued that it is important to continue the process of empirical research as these phenomena diffuse globally and are the focus of speculation, comment and policy development.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	19-33
Number of pages	15
Journal	Housing, Theory and Society
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14036090500435995
State	Published - Mar 2006

Keywords

CC&Rs
Gated communities
Home Owner Associations
Urban growth

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Sociology and Political Science
Urban Studies

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