Conclusion

All in all, there are major similarities between the Greenbelt community and the condominiums at Jefferson Square in the way that they were planned and the way that the community interacts. The Greenbelt community, like Jefferson Square, was developed in the vicinity of a major highway, and were built in such a way that all of its inhabitants congregated in one central area. Furthermore, both communities encouraged interaction between its members. Although it occurred on a much larger scale, the condominium complex involves its members in its government the same way that Greenbelt does in its activities.

However, when dealing with the social structure and rules, the community differed greatly. The differences are inherent in the fact that the federal government owned Greenbelt, while an independent company organized the condos. The government could institute applications in order to engineer the community to their standards, and then enforce rules to keep their tenants in line. I found that their rules dealt mainly with societal issues. But the condominium (due to the Fair Housing Act) does not have the ability to force its inhabitants to fill out an application to be used in a discriminatory process. Therefore, they must try to effectively enforce rules that would indirectly deter or compel prospective buyers. There rules deal mostly with the interaction between the resident and the common areas, but they also placed a lot of focus on the aesthetics of the community.

Introduction

Planning and Community Interaction

Rules and Social Structure

Conclusion

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Portfolio Project 1--Sundial Project 2--Information Age Project 3--Jeans Project4--Greenbelt