seth low by giray suli

This section is about edge and center gated communities and discourse of urban fear. Seth Low talks about the fear that cause people to move even farther from urban centers. The historical division between rural and urban exacerbates this tendency by sorting researchers into seperate disciplinary and metholodgical camps. While residents living in gated communities may feel more secure behind their walls, this sense of safety at home increases their fears of the city that remains behind their gates.

A majority of people interviewed perceived an increase of crime in their urban neighborhoods before moving to a gated community. Eighteen of twenty people interviewed included discussions of residents' search for a sense of safety and security in their choice of gated community. One finding was that once people lived in a gated community they say that they would always choose a gated community again.

Field methods included open ended interviews with residents, participants - observation within and around the communities.The interviews lasted between one and two hours.  The research team collected interviews from New York and San Antonio. In New York nine of ten interviewees spoke about  urban crime as a reason for selecting a gated community Nine out of ten of interviewees are from local area and moved from ny city or nearby long island urban center. Nine of interviewees in San Antonio mention crime and fear of others as a reason for leaving. Residents of San Antonio ;  Felicia and Donna worry about threats to their chicren. They describe how life would be better in gated communities.

In  this chapter I learned about thr fears of people living in urban areas. Two areas dealing with urban fear include San Antonio and New York. I learned how much people prefer gated communities over other residential areas.  I read about the kidnappings in San Antonio and robberies in New York.