Vilket boendebehov fyller gated communities? Fallstudie på Victoria Park
(2012) STVK01 20121Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- Many argue that Victoria Park is the introduction of gated communities in Sweden. In this paper I explore what kind of need this type of housing satisfies by doing interviews with residents of Victoria Park in Malmö, Sweden.
Current research on the subject is primarily developed in a North American context and existing theories and discussions might not be directly applicable to Swedish conditions. Thus, this paper also discusses the need for research in a Swedish context in particular, in order to further develop the theoretical framework.
The theoretical framework of this study consists mainly of Blakely and Snyder’s Fortress America: Gated Communities in the United States, in which the authors divide gated communities into three... (More) - Many argue that Victoria Park is the introduction of gated communities in Sweden. In this paper I explore what kind of need this type of housing satisfies by doing interviews with residents of Victoria Park in Malmö, Sweden.
Current research on the subject is primarily developed in a North American context and existing theories and discussions might not be directly applicable to Swedish conditions. Thus, this paper also discusses the need for research in a Swedish context in particular, in order to further develop the theoretical framework.
The theoretical framework of this study consists mainly of Blakely and Snyder’s Fortress America: Gated Communities in the United States, in which the authors divide gated communities into three classifications: lifestyle community, prestige community and security zone community.
In my analysis I conclude that for the residents in Victoria Park, community, safety and exclusivity is vital concepts which they try to attain through the security a gated community provides. In my analysis I claim that Victoria Park is primarily a lifestyle community, but that it also includes important elements of the prestige community and the security zone community. (Less)
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- author
- Hallgren, Matilda LU
- supervisor
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- Martin Hall LU
- organization
- course
- STVK01 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Victoria Park, gated community, samhällsplanering, säkerhet, gemenskap, privatisering.
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 2543096
- date added to LUP
- 2012-06-27 10:46:00
- date last changed
- 2012-06-27 10:46:00
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abstract = {{Many argue that Victoria Park is the introduction of gated communities in Sweden. In this paper I explore what kind of need this type of housing satisfies by doing interviews with residents of Victoria Park in Malmö, Sweden.
Current research on the subject is primarily developed in a North American context and existing theories and discussions might not be directly applicable to Swedish conditions. Thus, this paper also discusses the need for research in a Swedish context in particular, in order to further develop the theoretical framework.
The theoretical framework of this study consists mainly of Blakely and Snyder’s Fortress America: Gated Communities in the United States, in which the authors divide gated communities into three classifications: lifestyle community, prestige community and security zone community.
In my analysis I conclude that for the residents in Victoria Park, community, safety and exclusivity is vital concepts which they try to attain through the security a gated community provides. In my analysis I claim that Victoria Park is primarily a lifestyle community, but that it also includes important elements of the prestige community and the security zone community.}},
author = {{Hallgren, Matilda}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Vilket boendebehov fyller gated communities? Fallstudie på Victoria Park}},
year = {{2012}},
}