Prostitution in the neighbourhood: Impact on residents and implications for municipal regulation

摘要: Abstract Red-light districts (RLD's) are still assumed to be associated with nuisance, deterioration and criminality. However, little empirical research deals the experienced impacts of RLD's on local neighbourhood. This paper adds this skinny body literature, by investigating residents' perceptions impact window prostitution in a RLD situated residential area Western-Europe. Although not all residents experience negative prostitution, municipal regulation incorporates certain concerns regarding which is conform ongoing regeneration gentrification broader area, can framed within ‘urban renaissance’ discourse. At same time, city approach also characterised elements maintain improve sex workers' safety working conditions.