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Author: Will Straw

India: 25,000 smart LED streetlights to illuminate Karnal – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 16, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Less than a month after ₹153 crore Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) for round-the-clock vigil on traffic movement in Karnal was made operational, now 25,000 smart and energy efficient LED streetlights will illuminate chief […]

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France: Montpellier : l’Urban trail, une course originale pour découvrir la ville de nuit – midilibre.fr

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 15, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Annulée en 2021, l’épreuve populaire et originale aura bien lieu ce samedi en nocturne Source: Montpellier : l’Urban trail, une course originale pour découvrir la ville de nuit – midilibre.fr

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Mexico: Casi 2 años y la vida nocturna no puede recuperarse de los estragos de la pandemia | Diario El Independiente

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 15, 2022
  • Uncategorized

• La cuarta ola los impactó directamente de nuevo y los cambios en el semáforo hacen casi imposible pensar en una recuperación económica. Source: Casi 2 años y la vida nocturna no puede recuperarse de […]

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India: Three more night markets to be developed in Karnal city soon : The Tribune India

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 14, 2022
  • Uncategorized

After witnessing good response from the night market in Sector 12, three more such markets will be developed in different parts of the city under the Smart City project by Karnal Smart City Ltd. (KSCL), […]

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Provincia vietnamita de Thua Thien-Hue abre zona turística nocturna | Turismo | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 14, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Una zona de calles nocturnas alrededor de la Ciudadela Imperial de Hue, Patrimonio Cultural Mundial reconocido por la UNESCO, se abre en la provincia centrovietnamita de Thua Thien-Hue para impulsar la economía local. Source: Provincia […]

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Bogota, Colombia: De prostíbulo a escenario artístico: así está funcionando el famoso club nocturno El Castillo – Infobae

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 14, 2022
  • Uncategorized

El Castillo de las Artes, así se conoce actualmente al que fue uno de los prostíbulos más famosos de Bogotá, tras su cierre, la Administración Distrital lo convirtió en el primer laboratorio artístico enfocado a […]

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Puebla, Mexico: Asociación propone reducir a la mitad el aforo en bares y centros nocturnos – Urbano | Noticias Mexico

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 13, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Asociación propone reducir a la mitad el aforo en bares y centros nocturnos Source: Asociación propone reducir a la mitad el aforo en bares y centros nocturnos – Urbano | Noticias Mexico

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Cities are made from more than buildings and roads. They are also made by ambiences – how a city makes you feel

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 13, 2022
  • Uncategorized

There is a reason your body draws you back to the same place again and again. It’s not simply habit, it is also the ways a place makes our body feel. Source: Cities are made […]

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Vietnam: Paradise By Day, Haunted By Night: The Story Of Tao Dan Park

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 12, 2022
  • Uncategorized

As one of the most haunted places in the world, a place like Tao Dan Park is bound to come with an eerie backstory – and this park is no exception. Source: Paradise By Day, […]

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The forgotten medieval habit of ‘two sleeps’ – BBC Future

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 12, 2022
  • Uncategorized

For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear? Source: The forgotten medieval habit of ‘two sleeps’ – BBC […]

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  • Utah town claims top honors as the best place for nighttime stargazing in the United States | News | cachevalleydaily.com

    June 16, 2026
  • Le béton parisien stocke la chaleur le jour et la relargue la nuit : 10 degrés d’écart avec la campagne, les urbanistes tirent la sonnette d’alarme

    June 16, 2026
  • France: “Si la ville n’est plus adhérente à cette association, le label tombe automatiquement” : pourquoi cette commune du Lot fait le choix de renoncer aux labels nationaux “Ville fleurie” et “Ville étoilée” – ladepeche.fr

    June 16, 2026
  • Miami: Bares ocultos y exclusividad: nueva vida nocturna | El Nuevo Herald

    June 13, 2026
  • Toulouse: Une grande ville française va instaurer un couvre-feu pour les mineurs lors de matchs « à risque » de la Coupe du monde – Le Soir

    June 11, 2026
  • Izakaya economics: Japan’s traditional night out fights tooth and ale for survival | Japan | The Guardian

    June 9, 2026
  • Ho Chi Minh City seeks to unlock potential of night-time economy

    June 7, 2026
  • Poland: Warsaw expands nighttime alcohol ban in bid to improve public safety

    June 6, 2026
  • UK: Hull Street Angels volunteer to keep people safe at night

    June 5, 2026
  • US: In US first, Petoskey passes rules to crack down on light pollution – Bridge Michigan

    June 5, 2026
  • DIACRITIK Virginie Gautier : L’obscurité si densément peuplée (Recours à la nuit)

    June 4, 2026
  • Germany: El gobierno alemán reclasificará los clubs como espacios culturales para frenar su cierre masivo – – Mixmag Spain

    June 1, 2026
  • Why Indian Cities Need Night Parks: Extending the Right to the City Beyond Sunset

    June 1, 2026
  • France – À Bolbec, l’éclairage public revient progressivement grâce aux LED – Paris Normandie

    May 31, 2026
  • UK: West Midlands Mayor unveils plan to boost night time economy

    May 29, 2026
  • Vietnam: Une zone économique nocturne spéciale va «surgir» à Hô Chi Minh-Ville.

    May 29, 2026
  • Alcool: Mesure forte contre les touristes ivres en Croatie – Blick

    May 29, 2026
  • France: Quimper : une “guinguette party” pour montrer comment concilier vie nocturne et tranquillité urbaine | ICI

    May 29, 2026
  • Amnesia Ibiza – España de Noche premia a Amnesia Ibiza por su historia y contribución a la cultura de ocio nocturno

    May 27, 2026
  • Australia: Night-time economy experts in Hobart to discuss how city can flourish after dark – ABC listen

    May 27, 2026

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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/

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

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