Recent urban planning changes in the area, instigated by City authorities, show the Red Light District is directly implicated in municipal gentrifying efforts, efforts that put at risk historic margins like the Red Light District. Locally the Red Light District is a controversial place that stirs debates on Dutch ‘progressive’ policies, the impact of cultural globalization and importantly, whether or not prostitution should be allowed to exist in this kind of visible format in Amsterdam's center. Internationally it is perceived as a free-for-all zone of entertainment, a kind of ‘theme park’ for adult fun. The Amsterdam Red Light District is locally and internationally significant as one of the oldest venues for visible and legal urban prostitution.
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