APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF GATED COMMUNITIES IN COSTA RICA: METHODOLOGICAL NOTES

Abstract

This article presents some aspects to be considered when studying gated communities and
the dynamics found within these communities for the Costa Rican scenario. First, we show
the conditions arising in the context of neoliberal society and the relationship that it has with the formation of fear in the subject, as well as its connection with the proliferation of

gated communities in the region and the country. Then, we examine the main approaches
the study of this urban form has had in the region.