Do gated communities make cities better?

In this video, we'll discuss whether or not gated communities can help make cities better and safer. And whether it is possible to improve the safety of residents without building kilometers of fences.
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[udishomer]

Gated communities are popular in countries with high crime rates like the United States and the Philippines (where I currently live).

Here (Philippines) basically all middle class people live in gated communities with guards and fences. It feels like an army camp to be honest.

[jens_le_benz]

Here's an idea. What if we all freed ourselves from the burden of crime by literally building a prison around our livelihoods.

[Zalis]

4:17 -- at least in the US, businesses wouldn't be allowed in these kinds of places whether they were gated or not, thanks to single-family-home zoning laws. From what I understand, the security of gated communities is kind of an illusion, for some of the reasons you've described. 1) The gated aspect puts a target on the neighborhood in the eyes of criminals, (2) people don't take the same kinds of precautions they'd take in a non-gated area, and (3) the gate codes get given out to delivery drivers, friends, home service/repair companies and others, who can then pass them on to people _they_ know, or possibly post them online.

[kookamunga]

Gated community's is a subtle form of class warefare and is similar to car-centric infrastructure. Some conspiracy theorists think filtering cars from downtowns with bollards and traffic calming measures is the same concept at gated communities but its not . Gated communities is top down planning and filtering cars is bottom top or " grassroots " planning.

[mikko.g]

😀 locks keep honest people honest... fences keep lazy people out. Neither keep you safe from motivated individuals so maybe work on fixing what motivates them so everybody can be happy.

[florianplack]

Another great topic I have not seen other urbanist channels cover. Thanks for the consistently awesome videos

[dv]

My city (Hyderabad) in India is being taken over by these gated communities

[mdhazeldine]

Excellent video. Obviously the topic is huge, but you did a good job to cover it in 8 minutes. One thing that concerns me is the increase of semi-private spaces and privately owned "public" spaces. In London there are so many "luxury" developments with lots of private residents facilities and no public access, as well as "public" squares and streets that are privately owned and patrolled by security guards, with lots of CCTV and rules posted about that they made up. The can throw you off the land if you do something they don't like, like getting a camera out, or just "loitering". It removes the rights of citizens by stealth.

[ivanxy]

Yeah, like fences would make countries or cities safer...

[ЦзинКэ-ых]

1:51 I wouldn't be so sure. It's not about being an impenetrable fortress, but rather about forcing the adversaries to do too much hassle to go inside, and eventually, exhaust their will enough to divert them to other communities or ditch their plans completely.

2:29 I don't understand the whole cry about the stratification of society. No one should be forced to live near poor, criminal, rude, and unpleasant people. Sounds like you're from Ukraine yourself and I'm pretty sure Ukraine has the same problem of "social inclusivity" from the USSR, when a university professor was forced to live nearby violent bydlo alcoholics.

In the end, gated communities are the symptom of a real problem. People just want to make their lives better, even if it is only imaginably safe, it is still good for mental health. So if a city wants to get rid of gated communities, the root of the problem should be eliminated, and then gated communities will cease to exist on their own. Otherwise, it's pointless and even damaging.

[DinoCon]

If America had the same demographics it did 50 years ago, we wouldn't need as many gated communities as we have now.

[francoisperrot]

Interesting video but as a polish guy living in a safe country with very few immigrants from Africa and an homogenous nation, you forgot the crime and unsafety of many cities around the world. In South-Africa, being "caucasian", you're de facto a target for criminals. Moreover it's encouraged by leftist political leaders as Julius Malema "Kill the Boers" Andile Mngxitama, president of Black First Land First (BLF) to "kill white people their children and their pets". Some countries like France, Sweden or Great Britain are becoming like South Africa because of the unlimited and encouraged unskilled and violent immigration from thirld world. So when you're life is endangered, are there other options than trying to avoid violence by living in gated community?