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Ireland: Buncrana’s Night-Time Economy Grant Scheme reopens – Donegal Daily

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 27, 2025
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FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint Donegal County Council has launched Phase Two of Buncrana’s Night-Time Economy Grant Scheme.  Building on the success of the… Source: Buncrana’s Night-Time Economy Grant Scheme reopens – Donegal Daily

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How Not To Age Out of Philly’s Nightlife

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 27, 2025
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An inaugural report on the City’s nighttime economy suggests our nightlife scene is thriving. But for whom? Source: How Not To Age Out of Philly’s Nightlife

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This top city break spot in Europe now has a night time alcohol ban – The Economic Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 27, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Porto has implemented new alcohol restrictions in its downtown nightlife areas to combat public disturbances. The sale of alcohol from various establishments is banned between 9 PM and 8 AM in the designated “Containment Zone. […]

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France – Nîmes : l’éclairage nocturne revient en périphérie

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 26, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Nîmes rallume l’éclairage nocturne dans les quartiers périphériques dès le 1er juillet. Une décision rendue possible grâce aux économies d’énergie et à la modernisation du réseau. Source: Nîmes : l’éclairage nocturne revient en périphérie

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Light Pollution: What Is Brightening Our Night Skies? – Sky & Telescope

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 25, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Walking through neighborhoods, volunteers identified sources of light pollution —surprisingly, streetlights weren’t the main culprit. Source: Light Pollution: What Is Brightening Our Night Skies? – Sky & Telescope

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Éclairer la ville ou protéger la biodiversité : faux dilemme

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 24, 2025
  • Uncategorized

La pollution lumineuse a de nombreux effets délétères. Mais pour être efficaces, les mesures doivent dépasser l’opposition binaire entre éclairage ou extinction des feux. Source: Éclairer la ville ou protéger la biodiversité : faux dilemme

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Portugal: Les restrictions sur la consommation nocturne d’alcool entrent en vigueur – The Portugal News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 24, 2025
  • Uncategorized

De nouvelles règles concernant la vente d’alcool entrent en vigueur mercredi, la vente d’alcool pour consommation dans les espaces publics entre 21 heures et 8 heures étant interdite dans toute la ville dans certains espaces. […]

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Northern Ireland: Egan and Murray welcome new anti-spiking legislation brought by Justice Minister – Alliance Party

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 24, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Egan and Murray welcome new anti-spiking legislation brought by Justice Minister Source: Egan and Murray welcome new anti-spiking legislation brought by Justice Minister – Alliance Party

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Sensing the pulse of after-dark urban consumption | Nature Cities

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 20, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Sensing the pulse of after-dark urban consumption | Nature Cities

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Promenade nocturne à Lisbonne : révélation des crimes les plus horribles de la ville

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 19, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Êtes-vous assez courageux pour participer à cette aventure, en vous promenant de nuit dans les rues les plus mystérieuses de la capitale ? Si c’est le cas, vous ne pouvez pas manquer cette promenade nocturne. […]

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Media Links

  • France: Comment l’éclairage public est devenu une question politique : pourquoi ces villes rallument la nuit ? – L’Écho Républicain

    April 12, 2026
  • France: Metz. Charte, dialogue… Quelle méthode pour encadrer la vie nocturne ?

    April 11, 2026
  • 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

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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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