Disaggregating the Space-Time Layers of City-Centre Activities and Their Users

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ID4881046
AuthorsRosemary D F Bromley (Department of Geography, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales, corresponding author), Andrew R Tallon (Department of Geography, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales), Andrew Tallon (Swansea University, corresponding author), Colin J Thomas (Department of Geography, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales), Colin Thomas (0009-0009-4658-8456, Swansea University, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume35
Issue10
Pages1831-1851
Publication date2003-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1068/a35294
OpenAlexW1988098956
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited27

Adopting a focus on both time and space, the authors aim to unpack the complexity of uses and users in the city centre. Evidence from Swansea reveals a stark twofold temporal division between a frequently visited daytime city and a much less frequently visited evening and nighttime city. Furthermore, lower intensity evening activities such as theatres and cinemas are distinguished from the higher intensity nighttime activities of pubs and clubs, with restaurants and cafés occupying an intermediate position. The evening clientele visit less frequently and are disproportionately drawn from the older and higher status social groups, whereas later at night, pubs and clubs are visited more frequently, and by imbalances of the young, lower status groups, and students. The city centre is seen as an area of spatial, temporal, and social segregation, with implications for policies that aim towards a more inclusive and safer 24-hour city. The conclusions emphasise the importance of time in urban geographical research and in policies for city-centre revitalisation

Advertising · Archaeology · Business · City centre · Evening · Geography · SAFER · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Computer Science · Night-time city culture · Urban Planning and Governance · Urbanization and City Planning

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