University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2009 Living behind bars?: An investigation of gated communities in New Tampa, Florida Scott E. Nonnemaker University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Nonnemaker, Scott E., "Living behind bars?: An investigation of gated communities in New Tampa, Florida" (2009). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2121 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Living Behind Bars? An Investigation of Gated Communities in New Tampa, Florida by Scott E. Nonnemaker A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of Geography College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: M. Martin Bosman, Ph.D. Jayajit Chakraborty, Ph.D. Mark Hafen, Ph.D. Date Submitted: April 6, 2009 Keywords: restricted-access community, elite community, common interest development, community development district, homeowners association © Copyright 2009, Scott Nonnemaker Acknowledgements I would like to take a moment to thank all of the individuals who were instrumental in helping me throughout this entire project. I would like to sincerely thank my advisor and friend Dr. M. Martin Bosman whose unwavering support and dedication was integral during this three and a half year process. You were always someone I could count on for thought provoking conversation, and gentle guidance.