The appearance and rise of closed cities in greater Buenos Aires

Abstract

This article addresses a topic of urban nature with broad social consequences such as the proliferation of gated communities in the region of Greater Buenos Aires Argentina. These megaconstructions, on the rise since the early 1990's, have led to greater social segregation appeared to involve the privatization of public areas, as well as their physical separation from the slums and those inhabited by citizens of most unfavorable economic conditions.