Difficulties in revitalizing public space by CCTV: Street prostitution surveillance in the Swiss city of Olten

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 337-348

  Klauser, Francisco R ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CCTV; City; Distanciation; Public space; Social control

Indexed keywords

MONITORING SYSTEM; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC SPACE; RISK PERCEPTION; SECURITY; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT; URBAN AREA;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; OLTEN; SOLOTHURN [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 34948849126     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776407081166     Document Type: Article

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