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By continuing to use this site, you consent to the use of cookies. We value your privacy. Download citation. Download full-text PDF. A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors , clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. Learn more. Ronald Weitzer. Dominique Boels. Research on modern red-light districts is centered largely on street prostitution zones. Missing from most of the literature are studies that examine red-light districts consisting of clusters of visible indoor businesses that are legal and regulated by the authorities.
This paper examines this kind of zone in Ghent, Belgium. The findings are then compared to previous research on red-light districts in two other Belgian cities, Antwerp and Brussels, which reveals significant differences between the three settings. Figures - uploaded by Ronald Weitzer. Author content All content in this area was uploaded by Ronald Weitzer. Content may be subject to copyright. Nationality of RLD workers, four largest groups.
Characteristics of three red-light districts. Content uploaded by Ronald Weitzer. Author content All content in this area was uploaded by Ronald Weitzer on Jul 23, Publishe d online: 12 Feb ruary Abstract Rese arch on modern red-li ght districts is cent ered. Missing from most of th e. Th is paper examines this kind of. A vari ety of data is used to document. The goal of the pap er is to provide a fa irly. The findings ar e then compared to previo us research on red-.
Keywords Pr ostitution. Vi ce. RLDs have been associated with all kinds of maladies. In his study of Ch icago in the s, Wal ter. Vice such as pros titution,. Decades later , Symanski. RLDs emerge only in already disorganized neighborhoods. Today , these traditional depictions of vice dis tricts β as. Policymake rs as-. Papayanis There is al so a symbolic dimension β the.
