{ "item_title" : "Behind the Gates", "item_author" : [" Setha Low "], "item_description" : "Why do people move to private gated communities, and what does this mean for the enclave within the gates and for the larger society without? Inspired by an awkward visit to her sister's high-security home, Low (environmental psychology, CUNY), author of several books on the psychology of place, began to study gated communities in Long Island, San Antonio, and Mexico City. She combines field observations, interviews with residents, and personal reflection to create an unusual combination of academic research and creative nonfiction. Her interviewees are overall satisfied with their residential choices, citing security and safety, control over neighborhood composition, resale value, and reduced home maintenance workload. However, they are frequently disappointed by the lack of a sense of community. Low is highly critical of the sociocultural impacts of gating and challenges many claims about gated communities, including the beliefs that they reduce crime and replicate close-knit neighborhoods remembered from childhood. A related title is Edward J. Blakely and Mary Gail Snyder's Fortress America: Gated Communities in the United States (Brookings, 1997). Recommended for undergraduate and large public libraries and for urban planning collections.-Janet Ingraham Dwyer, Worthington Libs., OH Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information. --Library Journal", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/41/594/438/0415944384_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "255.00", "online_price" : "255.00", "our_price" : "255.00", "club_price" : "255.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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