http://hdl.handle.net/10453/240 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:26:28 GMT 2013-05-22T03:26:28Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18754 Nocturnal rights to the city: Property, propriety and sex premises in Inner Sydney Prior Jason; Boydell Spike; Hubbard Phil Questions of property rights are central to the organisation of urban space yet remain weakly theorised in the context of sexuality. Tracing battles over spaces of commercial sex in inner Sydney, this paper argues that particular claims to privacy and property underpin exclusionary actions restricting the boundaries of sexual citizenship. However, the paper also notes the potential for the emergence of `sexual commons¿ where claims to an enhanced notion of sexual citizenship can be made. The paper concludes that property rights consist of overlapping and complex claims to space in which questions of sexuality and the sanctity of family life are often brought to the fore. In arguing this, the paper demonstrates that property rights constitute a key mechanism in the management and regulation of the (nocturnal) city. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18754 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18755 Home Occupation or Brothel? Selling Sex from Home in New South Wales Crofts Penelope; Prior Jason This article engages with the question of whether or not sex work in the home should be regulated in the same way as large commercial brothels or as home occupations. Underlying concerns about sex services premises generally are that they are criminogenic, disorderly and exploitative of women. This article draws upon original research of surveys of people living in the vicinity of sex services premises, interviews with sex workers and service providers, and council records of complaint to argue that, on the contrary, home occupations (sex services) can operate lawfully with minimal amenity impacts, and that this type of business can provide a positive work environment. We recommend that sex work in the home in New South Wales should be regulated in the same way as other home occupations. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18755 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18757 Natural resource abundance and eminemt domain: A case study from Africa Obeng-Odoom Franklin This Viewpoint article draws on the doctrine of eminent domain (or compulsory purchase) as an analytical framework to analyse the regional and local impacts of a new source of oil. Sekondi- Takoradi, an oil city located in Ghana, West Africa, is used as a case study to explore the differ- entiated experiences of local people. The article shows that, although there are complex distributional issues that require different levels of compensation and betterment to be assessed and paid for, it is unlikely that they will, in fact, even be considered. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18757 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18756 Investigating Informality in Construction: Philosophy, Paradigm and Practice Gajendran Thayparan; Brewer Graham; Runeson Karl; Dainty Andrew The complex interrelationships commonly enacted as a consequence of project team activity take a number of different forms, including those formally dictated by contract conditions. However it is becoming increasingly apparent that project performance is affected by informal relationships, though their investigation is notoriously difficult. This paper proposes that these difficulties arise partly from the nature of the informalities themselves, but also as a consequence of the philosophical position taken by researchers and their consequent methodological/paradigmatic posture, and its impact upon those being studied. It consequently proposes a subjectivist investigative framework that accommodates multiple philosophical points of departure, matching them to a range of alternative methodologies, and indicates the desirability of blending to reflect the peculiarities of each context under investigation. The framework also accommodates the practicalities of putting complex methodologies into action. The paper concludes that this framework presents opportunities to conduct rigorous in-situ investigations of informality at work, leading to authentic and deep insights that would otherwise remain unseen Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18756 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z