Commercialisation of Public Spaces

Through carrying out my research I have become interested in the topic of outdoor advertising. I read  the thesis 'Public Spaces or Private Spaces? Outdoor Advertising and the Commercialisation of Public Space in Christchurch, New Zealand' (Jennifer Rose Molina, 2006) Which made me think about different points to research and arguments related to outdoor advertising and gave me an example of a case study method. It also reminded me of theories that could be relevant to this subject matter such as Focualt's research of power and Baudrillard's concept of Simulacra and Simulation. Below are some parts of the essay that I found interesting: