Abstract—Gated neighbourhood is well-defined by enclosed
walls and gates with clear physical boundaries. The most
distinctive feature of gated neighbourhoods is that their public
spaces are normally privatised. The construction and operation
of the public space within a gated neighbourhood consumes
energy and resources, and sequentially has impacts on the
environment. This paper argues such environmental impacts
from the construction and operation of the public space should
be also “privatised”, i.e. it should be jointly owned by all
property owners of a gated neighbourhood. Through examining
a case study neighbourhood in China, this research indicates the
environmental outcomes due to the privatisation of the public
space cannot be ignored. De-privatising the public space from
gated neighbourhoods through sound urban planning can help
to improve environmental sustainability as well as social
sustainability in tandem.
Index Terms—Environmental outcomes, China’s small
residential district, gated neighbourhood, privatised public
space.
The authors are with the Department of Architecture & Built Environment,
University of Nottingham Ningbo China, China (e-mail:
Wu.Deng@nottingham.edu.cn, Ali.Cheshmehzangi@nottingham.edu.cn,
Tong.Yang@nottingham.edu.cn).
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Cite: Wu Deng, Ali Cheshmehzangi, and Tong Yang, " Environmental Implications of Privatised Public Space in
Gated Residential Neighbourhood: Case Study of China‟s
Small Residential District," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 944-947, 2015.