Safety and Security in Nightlife Areas in the Netherlands: Choice Architecture With Technology

Mirjam Galetzka; Randy Bloeme; Peter W. de Vries; Manja Abraham; Joris J. van Hoof; Paul van Soomeren

doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-7004-3.ch013

Safety and Security in Nightlife Areas in the Netherlands: Choice Architecture With Technology

Mirjam Galetzka^*, Randy Bloeme, Peter W. de Vries, Manja Abraham, Joris J. van Hoof, Paul van Soomeren

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Nightlife areas aim to offer a hospitable environment for a public that is looking for entertainment but also produces nuisance. A recent paradigm shift focuses on changing public behavior rather than policing. This chapter describes two case studies from the Netherlands. The observations showed that at night the nightlife areas become an unofficial ‘festival zone' with large groups of tobacco smokers on the streets. Noise from these smokers (and friends) was identified as a major problem. Based on the lessons learned, a behavioral intervention approach is proposed that relies on multi-stakeholder participation and combines technology and choice architecture. The use of technology is relevant in several steps of the approach, and can be useful in facilitating behavior, reducing the impact of disruptive behavior, and monitoring the effectiveness of interventions. However, the Amsterdam case study also suggests that technology should rather be a small component of a broader positive behavioral and multi-stakeholder approach.
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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transforming Urban Nightlife and the Development of Smart Public Spaces
Editors	Hisham Abusaada, Abeer Elshater, Dennis Rodwell
Publisher	IGI Global
Chapter	13
Pages	211-227
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781799870067
ISBN (Print)	9781799870043, 9781799870050
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7004-3.ch013
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

Choice Architecture
Nightlife-Related Nuisance
Behavioral Intervention Approach
Multi-Stakeholder Participation
NLA

UN SDGs

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Galetzka, M., Bloeme, R., de Vries, P. W., Abraham, M., van Hoof, J. J., & van Soomeren, P. (2021). Safety and Security in Nightlife Areas in the Netherlands: Choice Architecture With Technology. In H. Abusaada, A. Elshater, & D. Rodwell (Eds.), Transforming Urban Nightlife and the Development of Smart Public Spaces (pp. 211-227). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7004-3.ch013

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Safety and Security in Nightlife Areas in the Netherlands: Choice Architecture With Technology. / Galetzka, Mirjam; Bloeme, Randy; de Vries, Peter W. et al.
Transforming Urban Nightlife and the Development of Smart Public Spaces. ed. / Hisham Abusaada; Abeer Elshater; Dennis Rodwell. IGI Global, 2021. p. 211-227.

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