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March, 2005
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Behind the Gates
Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America

By Setha Low
(New York: Routledge, 2003. Pp. xi, 275. Illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. $26.00.)

Recent political debates have focused on the power and function of the public and private economic sectors in determining land use in our suburban nation. The traditional public role in the development process—of providing public infrastructure and public spaces—has been transformed under the banner of fiscal conservatism and as a reaction to unwanted sprawl. Additionally, fear of crime and of the erosion of property values has promoted the insularity and anti-urbanism manifest in the proliferation of "gated communities." Behind the Gates abstracts the debate over this trend, demonstrating the folly of the "gated" lifestyle through the analytical insights of an environmental psychologist. 1
      Setha Low, a professor of anthropology and environmental psychology, interviewed householders in New York City, Long Island, and San Antonio. Bridging the anthropologist's role as a neutral observer with the behavioral scientist's focus on environmental interaction, she examines the psychological dimension of her subjects' actions in both demanding and responding to this built environment. . . .
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