Rodgers, D. (2004) "Disembedding" the city: crime, insecurity and spatial organization in Managua, Nicaragua. Environment and Urbanization, 16(2), pp. 113-124. (doi: 10.1177/095624780401600202)
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Abstract
This paper explores the emergence of a new pattern of spatial segregation linked to rising urban insecurity in Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua, during the past decade and a half. Rather than fragmenting into an archipelago of isolated “fortified enclaves”, as has been the case in other cities around the world, Managua has undergone a process whereby a whole layer of the metropolis has been “disembedded” from the general fabric of the city through the constitution of an exclusive “fortified network” for the urban elites, based on the privatization of security and the construction of high-speed roads and roundabouts. This pattern of urban governance diverges significantly from Managua’s historical experience, and rests upon new urban developments that have explicitly favoured the urban elites, both directly and indirectly. These raise critical questions about the nature of relations between social groups within the city.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | <b>[Spanish translation]</b> (2006) Desimbricando la ciudad: crimen, inseguridad y organizacion espacial en Managua, Nicaragua, Encuentro, 73, pp. 8-24 ; <b>[Reprinted in abridged form]</b> (2007) Nueva managua: the disembedded city in <i>'Evil Paradises: The Dreamworlds of Neo-Liberalism'</i>, Mike Davis and Daniel Monk (eds.), New York, NY: The New Press ; <b>[French translation of reprint]</b> (2008) Managua: La ville delocalisee in <i>'Paradis Infernaux: Les Villes Hallucinees du Neo-Capitalisme'</i>, Mike Davis and Daniel Monk (eds.), Paris: Les Prairies Ordinaires |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Rodgers, Professor Dennis |
| Authors: | Rodgers, D. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies |
| Journal Name: | Environment and Urbanization |
| ISSN: | 0956-2478 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1746-0301 |
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