On the basis of t h e book by Eduard J . Blakely and Marie Gail Snyder Fortress America; Gated Communities in the United States, Gilbert Lazar describes t h e rise of t he phenomenon of « gated communities ». They are d e v e l o p i n g in t h e United States (20,000 according to t h e authors) in response to positive common interests and a desire to escape from urban problems (diversity of races, social classes, incomes, age and general sensations of insecurity…
Cet article fait partie de la revue Futuribles n° 243, juin 1999