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PART ONE: GATED COMMUNITIES A PROBLEM OR SOLUTION (Q.1) Has planning of conventional neighborhoods within Khobar city in response to Gated Communities, created development forms that do not adequately reinforce desired elements of community for potential residents? |
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Some may suggest that the success of private gated Communities in the city has the potential to undermine the viability of planning as a public service? |
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The popularity of gating may reveal concerns about the ability of governments to provide amenities and values that residents expect. |
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Gated Communities raises significant questions about how planners can maintain an integrated and connected urban realm. |
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Planners need to engage in a public debate about the implications of gated developments and the government responses to them so that we can establish appropriate policies and practices for future planning. |
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Are gated developments a manifestation of "the public interest?" |
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Do Gated Communities serve a greater good beyond the interests of those who live within them? |
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Should planners accept gated communities as a new fact of urban life and seek to manage them to minimize impacts and optimize returns? |
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Do planners need to adopt explicit plan policies to limit or discourage further gated community developments? |
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