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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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Shanghai tops night economy index with over 4m nighttime trips – Chinadaily.com.cn

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

Shanghai ranked first nationwide in the comprehensive night economy index by recording an average of 4.03 million nighttime trips in 2024, according to a latest report. Source: Shanghai tops night economy index with over 4m […]

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Media Links

  • 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
  • Trading Vibes For Strategy: The Necessary Evolution of the U.S. “Night Mayor”

    May 27, 2026
  • Francel: Les Noctambules d’Avignon : Quand le tourisme patrimonial se réinvente par la nuit – Ecomnews

    May 27, 2026
  • Quebec: Les choses roulent rondement chez Groupe Meloche qui compte sur les immigrants pour les quarts de nuit | Le Devoir

    May 26, 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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