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Author: Will Straw

UK: Sacramento mayor says city is increasing security for holiday season

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 23, 2022
  • Uncategorized

“We are increasing security at our nightclubs. We have a nighttime manager who is in charge of the entire downtown nightclub scene. We are enhancing security, we want people to feel safe,” he said. Source: […]

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‘City of Light’ Paris shines a little dimmer amid energy crisis

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 23, 2022
  • Uncategorized

The Champs Elysee and Eiffel Tower’s usual sparkling illuminations are being switched off earlier this year Source: ‘City of Light’ Paris shines a little dimmer amid energy crisis

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UK: Sixteen projects to boost City’s night-time economy – City of Newcastle

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 23, 2022
  • Uncategorized

A roaming music festival, contemporary dance party, and quarterly food, art and wine trails will attract more visitors into the city centre at night, increase spending at local businesses and showcase local creatives thanks to […]

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France: Création d’une brigade nocturne de policiers municipaux – Ville de Bayonne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 22, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Depuis le 8 novembre, une brigade nocturne composée de 12 policiers municipaux dont deux maîtres-chiens est en service à Bayonne. Source: Création d’une brigade nocturne de policiers municipaux – Ville de Bayonne

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France: Compiègne restera allumée la nuit – Courrier picard

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 22, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Économiser les deniers publics ou encore réduire l’impact écologique de l’activité urbaine ? Aucun de ces arguments n’a pesé sur la décision du maire de maintenir l’éclairage public nocturne. Source: Compiègne restera allumée la nuit – […]

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India: Police should ensure safety of women in cities at night: KWC Chairperson P Sathidevi, 

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 21, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Women’s Commission Chairperson P Sathidevi expressed concern over women’s safety in the state while commenting on the gang-rape in Kochi. She noted that the safety of women is being questioned in a big […]

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Europe Is Reducing Christmas Lighting to Save Energy – Bloomberg

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 21, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Dublin, Lisbon and Stockholm are among cities that will limit how long Christmas lights shine in a potential damper to the holiday mood. Source: Europe Is Reducing Christmas Lighting to Save Energy – Bloomberg

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Demain, la nuit… Des scénarios pour les fêtes du futur – Affiches Parisiennes

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 19, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Cette période de mutations oblige les grandes villes, à penser des modèles de développement « désirables, mais aussi apaisés », comme le souligne Frédéric Hocquard, adjoint à la maire de Paris, chargé du tourisme et […]

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Vietnam: Conference held to discuss night-time economic development | Business | SGGP English Edition

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 19, 2022
  • Uncategorized

In Ho Chi Minh City, the fifth Industry and Trade Conference in five big cities took place in 2022 with the theme ‘Researching and building a suitable night-time economic development with advantages and practical conditions […]

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New Zealand: Long haul to return Wellington’s night life to its ‘glory days’ | Stuff.co.nz

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 19, 2022
  • Uncategorized

One prominent publican hopes the capital’s “broken” after-dark scene can become world class – and even the new mayor concedes the hub is “a bit naff”. Source: Long haul to return Wellington’s night life to […]

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  • Más allá de las discotecas: la nueva economía nocturna de la capital – Diario Libre

    May 9, 2026
  • Barcelona reduce a la mitad las patrullas policiales las noches de fin de semana: «Es cuando más se necesita»

    May 7, 2026
  • À quelle heure éteindre les lampadaires pour protéger la biodiversité ?

    May 7, 2026
  • ‘Nobody’s going out!’ Why is Britain’s nightlife in such decline – and can anything save it?

    May 6, 2026
  • France: Charte de la vie nocturne | Les établissements de nuit du Morbihan labellisés “Label night” – Actus – Actualités – Les services de l’État en Morbihan

    May 5, 2026
  • Colombia: FILBo 2026 abre espacio para debatir la economía cultural y la vida nocturna en Bogotá – HSB NOTICIAS

    May 4, 2026
  • Travelers plan trips around after-dark experiences

    May 4, 2026
  • Kansas City: How a morning dance party offers sober party vibe

    May 2, 2026
  • Nighttime Imaging Grows Landsat’s Science Value – NASA Science

    April 30, 2026
  • Panama: La vida nocturna: El consumo no despega

    April 28, 2026
  • Vichy, France: Tour de vis sur les trottinettes, charte de la vie nocturne, démocratie locale… A Vichy, les 12 premières mesures du nouveau mandat – La Montagne

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Deux nouvelles communes de l’Oise rallument leur lumière la nuit, dont une après une série de vols

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Flagstaff, AZ Travel Guide: Stargazing, Food & Grand Canyon – AFAR

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Denver may let nightclubs stay open later, but leaves last call unchanged | 9news.com

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Pourquoi après les élections municipales, cette ville du Lot a décidé de rallumer la lumière une heure de plus la nuit ? – ladepeche.fr

    April 27, 2026
  • Beyond Brightness: How Lighting Configuration and Urban Context Shape Nighttime Park Use – ScienceDirect

    April 26, 2026
  • Nocturnal Infrastructure | UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

    April 25, 2026
  • Colombia: Bogotá anuncia millonario apoyo cultural para proyectos en Chapinero

    April 25, 2026
  • France: À Harfleur, l’éclairage nocturne a fait son retour après les municipales… mais à quel coût ?

    April 24, 2026
  • France: “On n’a pas de communes qui nous demandent de rallumer” : le pari réussi de l’extinction nocturne dans la Vienne

    April 24, 2026

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  • Urban Audiovisual Festival
  • Backlots
  • Night Time Economy
  • Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca
  • The Urban Night
  • Progressive Geographies
  • deviantleisure
  • Armando Silva
  • Toby Bennett
  • Urban Sound Space
  • C'est toi ma Ville
  • Geografia Crítica
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THE SPECTRE LIBRARY PRESENTS: The Pulp and Paperback Fiction Reader

Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

Urban Audiovisual Festival

UAF

Backlots

Night Time Economy

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca

Investigating art and politics in urban space

The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Progressive Geographies

Thinking about place and power - a site written and curated by Stuart Elden

deviantleisure

exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

Armando Silva

Just another WordPress.com weblog

Toby Bennett

Urban Sound Space

researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

C'est toi ma Ville

Mon regard sur Montréal

Geografia Crítica

Laboratório de Prática de Ensino para professores de Geografia

nocionescomunes.wordpress.com/

urbanculturalstudies

the culture(s) of cities... space, time and urban everyday life

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