Contemporary cities are increasingly governed through space. In this article, we examine
how urban space and perceptions thereof can influence the social control in the area of …

This book unravels the lives, needs and experiences of Nigerian and Ghanaian women
working in prostitution in Brussels. This volume casts a light on the working conditions and …

In recent years, many European countries, including Italy, have witnessed an increasing
penalisation of uncivil (anti-social or nuisance) behaviour at the local level (Peršak, 2017b …

Red-light districts (RLD's) are still assumed to be associated with nuisance, deterioration
and criminality. However, little empirical research deals with the experienced impacts of …

This extract from a field research diary is the record of an experience that was shared with
Cassiopeia, 1 a female Brazilian prostitute2 living in Madrid, in one of her attempts to leave …

Technologies such as the internet and mobile smartphones allow citizens to play an active
role in the process of collecting, reporting, analysing and disseminating news, thereby …

Emotions play a central role in the commission, as well as perception of, and response to, a
deviant act. Incivilities, particularly social incivilities (in contrast with 'mere'environmental …

This article explores the reality of the nuisance of public drunkenness in one nightlife
location of Ghent (Belgium) and in one of Trento (Italy) and inspects the way alcohol-related …

People in Europe–as in many other parts of the world–fear about their personal safety and
feel rather insecure. According to Eurobarometer (2017), although the large majority of …

Urban smell has always played an important role in the societal definition of incivilities,
despite it often been considered subordinate to sight and hearing, and the least understood …