Thursday 12 November 2009

Territoriality

Territoriality is the establishment of clearly defined spaces of ownership. Common territorial features include community markers and gates to cultivate a community identity and mark the collective territory of residents; risible boundaries such as walls, hedges, and fences to create private yards; and privatisation of public services so that residents must take greater personal responsibility and ownership (e.g. private trash cans instead of public dumpsters). These territorial elements explicitly assign custodial responsibility of a space to residents, and communicate to outsiders that the space is owned and protected.

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