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Difficulties in revitalising public space by CCTV (2007)
Journal Article
Klauser, F. (2007). Difficulties in revitalising public space by CCTV. European Urban and Regional Studies, 14(4), 337-348. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969776407081166

This article critically assesses the adequacy of CCTV as an instrument to revitalize urban areas suffering from concentrated social disadvantage. Empirically, it focuses on the video-surveillance of street prostitution in the Swiss city of Olten. Thi... Read More about Difficulties in revitalising public space by CCTV.

'Disturbances in the Sensory Experience of the City: CCTV and the development of an unreal urban parallel world' (2007)
Journal Article
Klauser, F. (2007). 'Disturbances in the Sensory Experience of the City: CCTV and the development of an unreal urban parallel world'. The Senses and Society, 2(2), 173-188. https://doi.org/10.2752/174589307x203074

In order to emphasize the importance of understanding the experience of the city as one that includes all human senses, this article focuses on the increasing use of CCTV in city centers. As we can see by looking at the array of monitors within contr... Read More about 'Disturbances in the Sensory Experience of the City: CCTV and the development of an unreal urban parallel world'.