The Historical Geography of Prostitution in Perth, Western Australia

摘要: This paper charts major changes in the locational distribution of female prostitution Perth metropolitan area during twentieth century, and aims to explain why these took place. The study confirmed that there is a positive relationship between law enforcement policy spatial sex industry. Factors affect (and thus location prostitution) include social stigma associated with prostitution, economic forces compete for urban space political pressures contain occasionally relocate trade. At same time, despite number redistributions caused by Perth, central city has remained industry's geographical focus throughout century. strong preference be centrally located related primary imperatives, being access client catchments availability a...