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France – Pétition : Pour une ambiance lumineuse nocturne rassurante et des éclairages suffisants à Douarnenez

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 21, 2025
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Social – Signez la pétition : Pour une ambiance lumineuse nocturne rassurante et des éclairages suffisants à Douarnenez Source: Pétition : Pour une ambiance lumineuse nocturne rassurante et des éclairages suffisants à Douarnenez

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Quand la nuit devient terrain de jeu : Le tourisme nocturne en France, une tendance en pleine expansion

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 21, 2025
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Source: Quand la nuit devient terrain de jeu : Le tourisme nocturne en France, une tendance en pleine expansion

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Nocturnal experiences

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 20, 2025
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The billion-dollar night-time economy awakens to a host of new outdoor events boosting its allure. Source: Nocturnal experiences

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France: A Marseille, la fermeture des épiceries de nuit prolongée d’un mois – Libération

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

Pour lutter contre des «troubles à l’ordre public», la préfecture de police a étendu d’un mois l’arrêté imposant aux épiciers du centre-ville la fermeture nocturne. Ces derniers dénoncent un grave danger pour leurs commerces et […]

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why is delhi hot: Hot after hours: Why Delhi won’t chill at night anymore – The Economic Times

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

Delhi residents are experiencing scorching nights due to the urban heat island effect, with April recording unusually high minimum temperatures. Experts attribute this to concretization, shrinking green spaces, and thermally poor construction materials. This night-time […]

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This Company Wants to Bring Modern Night Trains to the U.S.—Here’s How It Could Change Domestic Travel

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

Lunatrain is dreaming up express, non-stop service on sleeper trains to major cities in North America. Source: This Company Wants to Bring Modern Night Trains to the U.S.—Here’s How It Could Change Domestic Travel

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Nearly 80 per cent believe Dublin’s nightlife is poorer than other cities, survey shows

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

r Source: Nearly 80 per cent believe Dublin’s nightlife is poorer than other cities, survey shows

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US: Starry skies, natural darkness: Fighting light pollution in Western Mass – The Shoestring

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

Northampton Night Fest aims to celebrate dark skies and join advocates calls for responsible light use. Source: Starry skies, natural darkness: Fighting light pollution in Western Mass – The Shoestring

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NYC Bars Struggle to Get 4 A.M. Liquor Licenses, Forcing Earlier Last Calls – The New York Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 17, 2025
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France: Pourquoi certaines villes rallument les lampadaires la nuit

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 16, 2025
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Salvatrices pour le vivant ou néfastes pour la sécurité, les politiques d’extinction de l’éclairage public divisent, au point que des communes font déjà marche arrière. Pourtant, ces deux aspirations ne sont pas irréconciliables. Source: Pourquoi […]

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Media Links

  • Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather

    April 19, 2026
  • Canada: Concordia study finds park design affects cooling differently by day and night | EurekAlert!

    April 19, 2026
  • France – Nuitchâtel : une association mobilisée contre la pollution lumineuse – La Télé

    April 19, 2026
  • Switzerland – Yverdon: des médiateurs nocturnes veillent depuis dix ans

    April 17, 2026
  • France – Bordeaux : le retour de l’éclairage nocturne dans toutes les rues dès ce jeudi 16 avril

    April 17, 2026
  • Barcelona Doubles Tourist-Accommodation Tax, Pushing Nightly Levy to €12–14

    April 15, 2026
  • Spain: Prohibir la venta de alcohol nocturna en las licorerías 24 horas: la propuesta de la FRAVM al Gobierno de Ayuso en la LIDER | Somos Madrid

    April 14, 2026
  • La cultura de la luz

    April 14, 2026
  • ‘It’s not just about the stars:’ International Dark Sky Week in San Diego is a celebration of the night sky – San Diego Union-Tribune

    April 13, 2026
  • 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

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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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