起源与本质:空间政治经济学视角下的封闭住区

有关封闭住区的研究,主要着眼于其产生的社会空间后果,而往往忽略了对该空间现象形成根源的探究,或者将其简单归结为一个显而易见的理由--居民对居住环境恶化的恐惧.但这仅是对表象的直接观察,并没有清楚说明为什么在不同的自然与人文环境中,居民都要选择封闭住区而非其它空间物质形态,甚至其他非物质手段如法制的诉求?封闭住区产生的根源问题实际上关系到如何理解封闭住区模式的本质,是任何封闭住区研究的价值基础.通过引入空间政治经济学的理论框架和分析方法,试图揭示推动封闭住区产生和发展的,超越区域自然环境与人文环境差异的结构性的根本动力,以及封闭住区将对城市空间结构产生的重要影响.

Genesis and Essence of Gated Community: From the Perspective of Spatial Political Economy

The mainstream researches about gated community are mostly focusing on its socio-spatial consequences,while ignoring its genesis,namely,the exact reason behind the birth andevolution of gated community.In addition,the development context often varies greatly among different countries and regions.So there is currently no clear answer in the academic circle.However,the question of the genesis can be reduced to the essence of gated community,which is the basic epistemological standpoint of any gated community ...