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Civil Liberties and the Regulation of Public Space: The Case of Sidewalks in Las Vegas

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  • Evelyn Blumenberg

    (Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles, 3250 Public Policy Building, Los Angeles, CA 90096-1656, USA)

  • Renia Ehrenfeucht

    (College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, 308 Mathematics Buildings, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA)

Abstract

Conflicts over the nature of and rights associated with public space have a long history and have prompted numerous regulatory responses. Perhaps nowhere in the USA has the regulation of public space been as far-reaching as in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the financial stakes associated with sidewalks are enormous. This study examines how local officials mediate among varied and competing uses of the sidewalk. In defining the function of the sidewalks narrowly and passively deferring questions of civil liberties, local officials have effectively controlled almost all aspects of public behavior. In recent years, cities have invested in major commercial realization projects. Evidence from this case study suggests that, if successful, these developments will engender more extensive regulation of public life and the further curtailment of the freedoms traditionally guaranteed to citizen activity in public places.

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  • Evelyn Blumenberg & Renia Ehrenfeucht, 2008. "Civil Liberties and the Regulation of Public Space: The Case of Sidewalks in Las Vegas," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 40(2), pages 303-322, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:40:y:2008:i:2:p:303-322
    DOI: 10.1068/a37429
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