The thesis deals with gated communities around the world and in Slovenia. Gated communities first appeared in the United States, from where they spread over the world. People that usually live in gated communities are upper-class residents. They have chosen to live in gated communities out of a desire for more homogeneous and isolated social neighbourhoods, protection from urban crime, and consolidation of their social status. The thesis begins with a short theoretical introduction, which presents social segregation and others processes of social transformation in cities. The main part presents gated communities. Firstly, it focuses on the main reasons for their occurrence, presents the typology of gated communities, and describes how the neighbourhoods are designed and organised. This is followed by an overview of gated communities across the world. It concludes with the research of the phenomenon of gated communities in Slovenia, and with a more detailed presentation of the four selected neighbourhoods.
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