Friday, February 2, 2007

Paranoid Urbanism: Enclaves in Johannesburg: Scenario 3



Scenario 3: Run-Away Model
As in the other models, those Have-nots who gain entry to the enclaves via the Hotbed and the Highway of Emulation, will become respected members of Haves society. Those who do not emulate and simply move to the north, lingering in the vicinity of the enclaves, make the Haves very nervous. The Haves build more enclaves further north and abandon those to the south in order to stay as far as possible from the ‘invasion’ and ‘threat’ of the Have-nots.

Consequence
Infinite sprawl. Ex-peripheries become new centres and ex-centres become peripheries. Little attempt at integration. Paranoia and escapist mentality of the Haves can radically transform life in the north.