Suburbanisatie op z’n Latijns-Amerikaans

Authors

  • Christien Klaufus

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21825/agora.v26i2.2456

Abstract

Het aantal ommuurde enclaves in Latijns-Amerika neemt in een snel tempo toe. De oorzaak hiervan wordt doorgaans gezocht in de hoge criminaliteitscijfers. Maar de symbolische waarde van de contrasten tussen rijk en arm speelt eveneens een rol. 

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Published

2010-05-01