A Hostile Place: The role of defensive urbanism in the pursuit of a world-class city

Defensive urbanism is characterised by overt designs that are hostile in nature which are used to discourage certain groups from using urban spaces. This work proposes gated communities, transport infrastructure and anti- homeless architecture must therefore also be considered defensive urbanism. Using examples from across the world in cities attempting to become “global cities”, I attempt to show the impact these design decision have on groups who are particularly marginalised.

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Added By:	Elangkathir Duhindan
Date Added:	13 May 2022 10:05
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Tags:	Defensive urbanism, design, social exclusion, worlding, gated communities, anti-homelessness architecture, transport infrastructure
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URL:	https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/812
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