The phrase "amount of space devoted" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the quantity of physical or metaphorical space allocated to a particular subject or purpose.
Example: "The amount of space devoted to the art exhibit was impressive, allowing for a diverse range of works to be displayed."
Alternatives: "extent of space allocated" or "quantity of space assigned".
However, it's not the burden of his argument, which concerns the amount of space devoted to reporting football in newspapers.
About 10 years ago, M&S cut back the amount of space devoted to food in a handful of stores.
Not only that, if you look at Facebook's news page, you see another novelty — only a small amount of space devoted to ads.
The most significant aspect of today's Ukip coverage is the amount of space devoted to it, and the number of leading articles analysing its electoral potential.
Just a little out of proportion compared with the amount of space devoted to Pierre Boulez and Kurt Masur who were towering figures in the classical music field.
As daily newspapers lost both readers and advertisers in the last few years, the amount of space devoted to articles about the arts shrank as well.
Not that you'll find many of them in the region itself: the amount of shelf space devoted to white wine in the average southern French supermarket is pretty limited – if the locals are going to drink anything other than red, it's usually rosé.
M&S had already warned it planned to close 30 UK stores as it looks to slash the amount of shopfloor space devoted to selling clothing and last week's news of the high street veteran's retreat from prominent locations in places like Portsmouth, Slough, Warrington and Wokingham will be a blow to locals.
There is a considerable amount of media space devoted to generational nostalgia: wait for the imminent return of rave.
Last year M&S announced it would close 30 stores as part of an overhaul designed to slash by 10% the amount of shopfloor space devoted to its struggling clothing arm.
The company has doubled the amount of floor space devoted to graphic novels and manga, and has expanded its stock of collectible figurines.
