GGR124H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: World Urban Forum, Gated Community, Urban Area
13 Apr 2016
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What makes cities feel insecure : course wrap up. Police became the first armed transit force in north america. A bus rider responding to the event by saying that it makes me feel insecure althought i didn"t feel all that insecure to begin with . People didn"t feel insecure before the arming of the transit. The guns prompted some of the fear in citizens. In other words, the more we securitize, the more we feel the need for security. How much is social context (urban/national scale) obsessed w/ this idea of security. Ex: nyc posters if you see something say something appeared all over the pblic transit created a fear in citizens" minds, promoted surveillance work, Securing home: the global market for home security solutions" is expected to reach . 46 billion by 2017, gated communities are now home to at least 9 million americans, and 40% of new homes in.
