Fortress America : gated and walled communities in the United States / Edward J. Blakely and Mary Gail Snyder.

"Across the nation, Americans are forting upretreating from their neighbors by locking themselves behind security-controlled walls, gates and barriers. This book studies the development and social impact of this phenomenon by exploring various gated communities and the reasons for their popularity....

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Lincoln Institute of Land Policy working papers.
Main Author:	Blakely, Edward J. (Edward James), 1938-
Corporate Author:	Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Other Authors:	Snyder, Mary Gail
Language:	English
Published:	[Cambridge, Mass.] : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, [1995], ©1995.
Series:	Lincoln Institute of Land Policy working papers.
Subjects:	Community life > United States. Neighborhoods > United States > Security measures. Crime prevention > United States. Fear of crime > United States. Private roads > United States.
Physical Description:	[vii], 53 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Format:	Book

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