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Author: Will Straw

Uzbekistan: Tashkent city to get a boost for night economy – Tashkent Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 29, 2024
  • Uncategorized

The Strategic Reforms Agency studied the night-time economies of the UK, Thailand, the USA, the UAE and Australia in and the prospects for further development of night-time economy in Uzbekistan. Source: Tashkent city to get […]

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‘By 8pm it is time to head home’: whatever happened to the big night out? | Clubbing | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 28, 2024
  • Uncategorized

This week, the chief executive of a major bar group suggested 3pm is the new 9pm. Why have we stopped drinking and dancing the night away on a Friday and Saturday night? Source: ‘By 8pm […]

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Extinction de l’éclairage nocturne, quel bilan à Poitiers ? | France Bleu

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 28, 2024
  • Uncategorized

À Poitiers, l’extinction partielle de l’éclairage nocturne, expérimentée dès 2021, ne fait plus débat. L’insécurité n’a pas augmenté et les bénéfices la réduction de la pollution lumineuse sont avérés pour la faune et la flore. […]

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France: Bordeaux, Orléans, Calais… Ces villes qui rétablissent l’éclairage nocturne pour des raisons de sécurité – Valeurs actuelles

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 28, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Source: Bordeaux, Orléans, Calais… Ces villes qui rétablissent l’éclairage nocturne pour des raisons de sécurité – Valeurs actuelles

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China: HK, Shenzhen urged to jointly promote nighttime economy

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 28, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Industry veterans and officials on Wednesday encouraged Hong Kong and Shenzhen to jointly promote the nighttime economy by leveraging their respective strengths in cultural tourism and technology, as the model is emerging as a new […]

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France: Eclairage nocturne dans la vallée de l’Oise : on rallume ou pas ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 25, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Deux ans après la mise en place de l’extinction nocturne des lampadaires, des villes de la vallée de l’Oise poursuivent l’expérience. Méry a décidé de rallumer. Source: Eclairage nocturne dans la vallée de l’Oise : […]

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El amenazante declive de la vida nocturna en Alemania

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 25, 2024
  • Uncategorized

El número de discotecas en Alemania se redujo casi a la mitad en diez años, mientras cada vez más jóvenes parecen huir de los excesos, lo que podría ser la sentencia de muerte para la […]

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Australasia News: NSW Night-Time Economy Grows; QLD Budget Cuts; Heading For Great Escape; NZ: Reviving Dunedin Stadium – Pollstar News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 23, 2024
  • Uncategorized

AUSTRALIA Source: Australasia News: NSW Night-Time Economy Grows; QLD Budget Cuts; Heading For Great Escape; NZ: Reviving Dunedin Stadium – Pollstar News

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La “alcaldesa de noche” de Barcelona se estrena pidiendo más ocio nocturno en la ciudad

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 23, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Carmen Zapata ha subrayado que se debe velar por el derecho de los ciudadanos a ‘expresarse y divertirse’ Source: La “alcaldesa de noche” de Barcelona se estrena pidiendo más ocio nocturno en la ciudad

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Vaincre la nuit : quand la France s’éclairait | France Culture

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 23, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Alors qu’on s’inquiète aujourd’hui de la pollution lumineuse des villes, Sophie Reculin nous fait replonger dans une époque où l’on chercha à dissiper la pénombre qui inondait les villes. L’invention de l’éclairage public au 18e […]

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Media Links

  • Cities turn streetlights red to protect nocturnal ecosystems | PBS News

    April 22, 2026
  • Mexico: Regresa la vida nocturna: Culiacán se reactiva tras meses de violenciaGrupo Milenio

    April 22, 2026
  • France: Personnes ivres et regroupements la nuit : ce maire de l’Oise prend des mesures fortes

    April 21, 2026
  • France: Basic Fit H24, épicerie, resto nocturne… La nuit existe-t-elle encore en ville ?

    April 21, 2026
  • Light pollution (1/2): “the extinction of nighttime public lighting has no effect on delinquency, opposition is linked to a feeling of insecurity” – Veritas News

    April 19, 2026
  • 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

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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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