Gated communities in Bahrain: historical and urban geographies
Residential gating is a notable element in cities worldwide, but notable gaps exist in studies of residential gating in smaller cities and the Global South. This article examines the historical and urban geographies of residential gating in the Arab Gulf, using a case study from Bahrain. This resear...
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| description | Residential gating is a notable element in cities worldwide, but notable gaps exist in studies of residential gating in smaller cities and the Global South. This article examines the historical and urban geographies of residential gating in the Arab Gulf, using a case study from Bahrain. This research adds new nuance to studies of gated communities by presenting a case study from a smaller city in the Global South and integrating observations and interviews. The results explain the reasons for gated community development in Bahrain and provide insight into gated communities’ built and social environments in Bahrain. The article concludes that in ordinary cities, understanding urban development in general, and gated developments in particular, demands attention to their spatiotemporal contexts. Attention to these contexts can provide new insights that contribute to efforts to interpret and theorise contemporary urbanisation processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8711868830974c56a39054b6dea739d32022-12-22T00:07:13ZengUniversity of BucharestHuman Geographies: Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography1843-65872067-22842021-11-0115214716710.5719/hgeo.2021.152.2Gated communities in Bahrain: historical and urban geographiesZia Salim0California State University, Fullerton, USAResidential gating is a notable element in cities worldwide, but notable gaps exist in studies of residential gating in smaller cities and the Global South. This article examines the historical and urban geographies of residential gating in the Arab Gulf, using a case study from Bahrain. This research adds new nuance to studies of gated communities by presenting a case study from a smaller city in the Global South and integrating observations and interviews. The results explain the reasons for gated community development in Bahrain and provide insight into gated communities’ built and social environments in Bahrain. The article concludes that in ordinary cities, understanding urban development in general, and gated developments in particular, demands attention to their spatiotemporal contexts. Attention to these contexts can provide new insights that contribute to efforts to interpret and theorise contemporary urbanisation processes.http://humangeographies.org.ro/articles/152/a1522.pdfated communitiesgulf citieshousingmiddle eastmigrationresidential segregationsocio-spatial polarisationurban fragmentation |
| spellingShingle | Zia Salim Gated communities in Bahrain: historical and urban geographies Human Geographies: Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography ated communities gulf cities housing middle east migration residential segregation socio-spatial polarisation urban fragmentation |
| title | Gated communities in Bahrain: historical and urban geographies |
| title_full | Gated communities in Bahrain: historical and urban geographies |
| title_fullStr | Gated communities in Bahrain: historical and urban geographies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gated communities in Bahrain: historical and urban geographies |
| title_short | Gated communities in Bahrain: historical and urban geographies |
| title_sort | gated communities in bahrain historical and urban geographies |
| topic | ated communities gulf cities housing middle east migration residential segregation socio-spatial polarisation urban fragmentation |
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