Spatiotemporal variations in nightlife consumption: A comparison of students in two Dutch cities

Whose Responsibility? The Role of Bouncers in Policing the Public Spaces of Nightlife Districts

“…This could be based on discrimination at the door (Boogaarts‐de Bruin, ) and/or a mismatch between the clubbing preferences of ethnic‐minority youth and the specific supply of Utrecht's NTE. The club‐to‐bar/pub ratio (1:29) indicates that nightlife is strongly bar‐/pub‐oriented (Brands et al ., ). Another important characteristic is the relatively low rate of violence related to going out in Utrecht (Snippe et al ., ).…”

“…More clubs are situated in close proximity to the square. At 1:20, the club‐to‐bar/pub ratio in Rotterdam's nightlife differs from that in Utrecht (Brands et al ., ). The spatial structure also differs: in Rotterdam, nightlife establishments are more widely dispersed across the whole city centre than in Utrecht.…”

Students’ leisure consumption patterns in cities: Three-dimensional pictures from Lodz and Turin

“…Students have been characterised as frequent visitors of pubs and clubs (Brands, Schwanen & van Aalst 2014), especially middle-and upper-class 'traditional' students in their first year of university enrolment (Chatterton 1999;Christie, Munro & Rettig 2001). However, more recent studies show that the student model of leisure is changing.…”

“…Cities have been transforming into nodes of leisure consumption to meet the needs and whims of consumer society (Clark 2011). Some cities have implemented policies to develop the leisure economy, and the night-time economy in particular, which is also seen as a step towards economic restructuring (Bromley, Tallon & Thomas 2003;Brands, Schwanen & van Aalst 2014;Crivello 2011). Young adults, among them university students, constitute an important part of the new generation of consumption-oriented urbanites.…”

Over warmte, gezelligheid en ontspanning: positieve veiligheid in stedelijke uitgaansgebieden

“…Het tweede vertoog richt zich op de 'donkere' kanten van het nachtleven. Daarbij wordt vooral breed onderzoek gedaan naar (alcohol)consumptiepatronen in de stedelijke nacht (Eldridge & Roberst, 2008;Jayne, Valentine & Holloway, 2008;Roberts, 2015;Brands, Schwanen & Van Aalst, 2014) en agressie en geweld (Chatterton & Hollands, 2003;Winlow & Hall, 2006;Hadfield, Lister & Traynor, 2009;Van Aalst & Van Liempt, 2011). Verschillende onderzoekers stellen dat deze gedragingen en ongeregeldheden het imago van het uitgaansleven en de stad aantasten; ze zouden gevoelens van onveiligheid veroorzaken onder bezoekers, waardoor deze weg zouden blijven (Helms, Atkinson & MacLeod, 2007).…”