Beyond Gated Communities: A Typology of Residential Compounds in Granada
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Gated communities Residential compounds Typology
Fecha
2024-07-23Referencia bibliográfica
Baldán, H.; Torrado, J.M.; Susino, J. Beyond Gated Communities: A Typology of Residential Compounds in Granada. Land 2024, 13, 1116. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081116
Patrocinador
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities [grant number FPU 18/02311]; R&D Project ‘P20_00572, Mobility, Housing and Residential Behavior in Andalusia (MOVICRA)’, funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain and National Research Agency [MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/]; R&D Project ‘Multi-methodological approach to residential behaviour and everyday life (MARBEL)’ [grant number PID2020-119569GA-I00]Resumen
Gated communities have spread globally, though unevenly. However, their early popularity
and expansion from North America to other different localities have led to their physical and social
diversification (i.e., morphological design and locking mechanisms and their resident profiles, which
are not limited to the richest classes). This diversity has resulted in varied and sometimes conflicting
concepts and classification criteria. Given this situation, this study aims to propose a typology of
these developments that encompasses all current forms, based on an exhaustive census we compiled.
We used a broader concept adapted to the research context, that of the ‘Residential Compound’, based
on the idea that total closure is not an essential condition for consideration. Although the empirical
work is based on the metropolitan area of Granada (Spain), we believe it is representative of most
Spanish and possibly European metropolitan areas. Using satellite images and the Spanish electronic
cadastre, we compiled a census of 642 residential compounds, classified based on over 50 variables.
These compounds were categorized into five types depending on the enclosure level: (1) protected
compounds; (2) controlled compounds; (3) structurally self-isolated compounds; (4) individualistic
compounds; and (5) symbolic compounds.