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US: Artist-led night walks help keep Louisville safe

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 31, 2025
  • Uncategorized

There have been two walks this summer; more are planned for the fall, when the sun sets earlier. Source: Artist-led night walks help keep Louisville safe

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New Orleans Nighttime Economy Office Releases First-Ever Business Guide – OffBeat Magazine

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 31, 2025
  • Uncategorized

The New Orleans Nighttime Economy Office has published the first-ever guide for businesses, workers and musicians. Source: New Orleans Nighttime Economy Office Releases First-Ever Business Guide – OffBeat Magazine

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India: Bengaluru’s silence zones louder than factories, KSPCB data shows: Report | Bengaluru – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 31, 2025
  • Uncategorized

As per Karnataka State Pollution Control Board data for May, RVCE Mysore Road recorded night-time noise levels of 57.8 decibels. Source: Bengaluru’s silence zones louder than factories, KSPCB data shows: Report | Bengaluru – Hindustan […]

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Dimming the lights in the city that never sleeps – Scienceline

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 31, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Pollution from nighttime lights has severe impacts on birds and humans alike. What solutions are out there for New York? Source: Dimming the lights in the city that never sleeps – Scienceline

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Dreams of a midnight metropolis | Latest News India – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 30, 2025
  • Uncategorized

As Indian cities continue to struggle to build a night-time economy, can Hyderabad’s bold new policy make it a truly 24/7 city? Source: Dreams of a midnight metropolis | Latest News India – Hindustan Times

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Philippines: Cebu initiates ‘Mayor of the Night’ to cater night-shift workers

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 30, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Newly assumed Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival and Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña launched the “Mayor of the Night” initiative this Source: Cebu initiates ‘Mayor of the Night’ to cater night-shift workers

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‘Darkening’ cities is as important for wildlife as greening them

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 30, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Our nights are getting brighter and we are all paying the price. Source: ‘Darkening’ cities is as important for wildlife as greening them

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Chine : la ferveur estivale incite à un élan de l’économie nocturne – Xinhua – french.news.cn

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 30, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Chine : la ferveur estivale incite à un élan de l’économie nocturne – Xinhua – french.news.cn

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Clubes musicales son cultura: Berlín protege su escena nocturna

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 29, 2025
  • Uncategorized

La escena nocturna berlinesa triunfa con apoyo legal y cultural, frente a la difícil realidad en España. Descubre diferencias, retos y caminos para el clubbing Source: Clubes musicales son cultura: Berlín protege su escena nocturna

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UK government says it will ramp up ‘agent of change’ as it seeks to simplify the licensing of night-time businesses

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 29, 2025
  • Uncategorized

The UK government has published a Plan For Change that aims to simplify the licensing of bars, clubs and music venues. It includes ramping up the ‘agent of change’ principle, which was added to planning […]

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Media Links

  • Ireland: Pilot grant scheme launched to boost night time economy – Donegal Daily

    April 10, 2026
  • Chinese Scientists Made Glowing Plants with Firefly DNA to Replace Streetlights

    April 10, 2026
  • Ants on show at nocturnal City Nature Challenge : Newsline

    April 10, 2026
  • Scientists Want to Light Our Cities With Plants to Glow in the Dark

    April 10, 2026
  • The world is getting brighter at night but some places are going dark | ScienceDaily

    April 10, 2026
  • Montreal: Vie nocturne : le Plateau-Mont-Royal dévoile son nouveau règlement sur le bruit | Radio-Canada

    April 9, 2026
  • Une vie nocturne 2025 réussie à Ottawa, selon le maire de nuit | Radio-Canada

    April 8, 2026
  • Le rythme nocturne d’Hanoi dans le cœur des touristes internationaux.

    April 8, 2026
  • France: Réclamé par les habitants, l’éclairage public nocturne fait son retour dans cette ville de l’Oise

    April 8, 2026
  • La Rue des livres de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, un souffle discret pour la lecture à l’ère numérique

    April 5, 2026
  • France: Les jours de la nuit : Saint-Pierre adapte ses éclairages pour protéger la biodiversité nocturne

    April 4, 2026
  • Spain: Alejandro Zamarro, nuevo presidente de Noche Madrid en un momento de liderazgo internacional del ocio nocturno madrileño – Gaceta del Turismo

    April 3, 2026
  • France: La nouvelle municipalité de Clermont-Ferrand rétablit l’éclairage nocturne dès ce vendredi – La Montagne

    April 3, 2026
  • La oscuridad como herramienta de proyecto

    April 1, 2026
  • France: L’éclairage public rétablit la nuit dans cette ville de Seine-et-Marne, une décision qui divise

    March 31, 2026
  • Chinese cities redefine urban culture in a time of global uncertainty – CGTN

    March 30, 2026
  • Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar | The Seattle Times

    March 30, 2026
  • Night glow of Indian cities reveals link between inequality and crime: IIT study

    March 29, 2026
  • Vie nocturne : Montréal autorise 21 établissements à fermer plus tard | Radio-Canada

    March 29, 2026
  • Vie nocturne – L’administration Martinez Ferrada lance la certification Nuits Montréal pour mieux encadrer et faire rayonner sa vie nocturne

    March 28, 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/

urbanculturalstudies

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

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