(Vincent, I 2007, 'Clearing the air of 'visual pollution'', Maclean's, 120, 44, p. 41, Business Source Premier, EBSCOhost, viewed 28 October 2013)
This is a short article which I found related to the 'visual pollution' of advertising in cities, it talks specifically about Brazil. The text describes how in Rio large Billboards have been banned to 'clean up' the cities and enhance the cities landscape. An interesting point is about the 'balance' of advertising being used in urban environments in order not to 'obscure' landscapes.
I found some more information on São Paulo, the city which said no to invasive advertising, on Adbusters website: https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/73/Sao_Paulo_A_City_Without_Ads.html
The reception towards the ban of outdoor advertising in the city could be said to be generally positive with the '70 percent approval' result from surveys of the cities residents. However an interesting point is when considering the argument against the ban people have commented that the city has actually lost vibrancy from the removal of bright, contrasting advertisements.
Earlier this year (March 2013) an online petition named 'Bristol: the city that said no to advertising' targeted Bristol City council regarding banning billboards/advertising in public spaces. The petition was only signed by 831 people but it's interesting that there is an interest/action against excessive billboards in cities.
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