24 Mar 2004: ISS Seminar: Gated Communities, Pretoria SEMINAR: GATED COMMUNITIES Wednesday, 24 March 2004 Presented by the CRIME AND JUSTICE PROGRAMME [Presentation: Gated Communities, Boyane Tshehla] [Presentation: Gated Communities in South Africa, Karina Landman] [Presentation: Evaluation of Public Road Closures to Reduce Crime, Beaty Naudé] The latter part of the 20th century has witnessed an unprecedented upsurge in private security. One of the ways in which private security manifests itself is through gated communities and enclosed neighbourhoods. This has sparked off a heated debate between the proponents of gated communities and its antagonists. This seminar will provide empirical information regarding the extent of the proliferation of gated communities throughout South Africa. Problems resulting from gated communities will also be discussed as will the effectiveness and/or limitations of gated communities in dealing with crime. Speakers: Boyane Tshehla: Senior Researcher, ISS, will present an overview of the current debate regarding gated communities. Karina Landman: Research Architect/Urban Designer, CSIR, will present results of a recent national survey on gated communities. Prof. Beaty Naude: UNISA, will evaluate the effectiveness of gated communities as a tool in dealing with crime. Date: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm Venue: ISS, Block C, Brooklyn Court, Veale Street East, Pretoria (map) RSVP: Ms Bilkis Omar, email: [email protected] Tel: (012) 346 9500, fax: (012) 460 0998 Parking is available at Brooklyn Mall & ABSA parkades at your own cost. This seminar is made possible by the generous funding of the Danish Embassy and the Hanns Seidel Foundation .
