Planning the Night-time City

Over warmte, gezelligheid en ontspanning: positieve veiligheid in stedelijke uitgaansgebieden

“…In de literatuur over veiligheid en stedelijk uitgaan -dat onder de noemer Night Time Economy (NTE) de afgelopen twee decennia in opkomst is -zijn minstens twee vertogen te onderscheiden. Het eerste vertoog richt zich op de stedelijke nacht als een tijdruimte voor vertier en vermaak, als motor voor de stedelijke economie (Lovatt & O'Connor, 1995;Chatterton & Hollands, 2003;Roberts & Eldridge, 2009). Het tweede vertoog richt zich op de 'donkere' kanten van het nachtleven.…”

Does the Age Profile of the Taxi Sector Labour Force in the Uk Affect the Provision of Transport for the Night Time Economy?

“…Looking at the NTE as a series of activities which attract different types of people at different times rather than one entity can be helpful when planning the management of cities at night (Roberts, 2009). It can also be key to understanding the provision of transport for the NTE.…”

Fear of crime and affective ambiguities in the night-time economy

“…The inclination to mitigate fear of crime is particularly strong in the context of the NTE because of the discourses regarding (binge) drinking, vandalism and disorder that surround urban nightlife (Jayne et al, 2008). The most common governmental strategy to mitigate fear of crime and regulate the NTE has been the intensification of surveillance and policing (Cook and Whowell, 2011;Roberts and Eldridge, 2009): video surveillance, more police officers and private security guards, zero-tolerance policing, stricter law enforcement, more lighting and physical designs that provide orderliness and overview.…”

“…In recent decades, cities have become more proactive in stimulating the local economy by trying to make their city centres sites of consumption and pleasure, and the creation of a vibrant night-time economy (NTE) has been an important ingredient of local governments' attempts to improve a city's attractiveness and liveability (Chatterton and Hollands, 2003;Roberts and Eldridge, 2009). The mitigation of fear of crime has come to play an important role in such attempts as it is widely believed that the creation of safe and enjoyable spaces without fear will attract more visitors and consumer spending (Helms, 2008).…”

“…We utilise semi-structured interviews structured around photo elicitation with university students in Utrecht, The Netherlands, and focus on the streets, squares and alleys in and around nightlife districts because it is here that people from different backgrounds encounter each other and many incivilities-fuelled by alcohol use or otherwise-occur (Crawford and Flint, 2009;Roberts and Eldridge, 2009). Given on-going trends of the hybridisation and privatisation of public space in the Netherlands and elsewhere (Kohn, 2004), many of the streets, squares and alleys we considered are no longer simply public.…”