ABSTRACT
In the later part of the 20th century, city centres increasingly came to be modelled around entertainment, leisure and recreation. The manner in which people have come to spend their non-working lives has subsequently become an area of policy and planning intervention. The growth of the night-time economy has, in particular, attracted a great deal of attention, with various tiers of government seeking to better manage and shape late-night behaviours, venues and locations. The introduction of special policy areas that limit the opening of new licensed venues, the use of street wardens, campaigns to tackle binge drinking and the establishment of groups such as Pubwatch, where licensees work with the police to better manage alcohol-related problems, are designed to minimize antisocial disorder and manage the effects of an alcohol-centred night-time economy.
