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Colombia: Expobar 2024: una década de historia celebrando el poder de la noche – RevistaDC | Revista DC – Distinta y Creativa

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 16, 2024
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Expobar celebra su décimo aniversario con el lema “El poder de la noche: 10 años haciendo historia”. Este año, el evento se extenderá por tres días Source: Expobar 2024: una década de historia celebrando el […]

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Ireland: Cork City Council approves its first ever Night-Time Economy Strategy | Cork Safety Alerts

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 14, 2024
  • Uncategorized

The broad strategy includes a variety of key initiatives designed to increase safety, improve city animation, and create a vibrant night-time culture. Source: Cork City Council approves its first ever Night-Time Economy Strategy | Cork […]

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Vietnam: Ninh Thuan développe une économie nocturne pour promouvoir le développement du tourisme – Vietnam.vn

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 14, 2024
  • Uncategorized

(Patrie) – Le Comité populaire provincial de Ninh Thuan vient de publier un plan pour mettre en œuvre le projet provincial de développement de l’économie nocturne jusqu’en 2030. Le plan ci-dessus a été publié par […]

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France: Une nuit urbaine moins lumineuse, c’est clair pour tout le monde ! – midilibre.fr

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 14, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Autour du Parc national des Cévennes, les villes d’Alès, Mende et Millau sont rejointes par les métropoles de Montpellier, Nîmes et le parc des grands Causses afin de réduire la pollution lumineuse. Source: Une nuit […]

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Welcome to China’s underground raves, from street techno to quotes from Chairman Mao

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 13, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Crouch through the small metal door and walk down the dark tunnel, and even before you step into the abandoned air raid shelter, the air reverberates with pounding techno beats. Young Chinese holding booze and […]

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Une pétition pour le retour de l’éclairage nocturne à Bordeaux

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 13, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Depuis janvier 2023, une partie de l’éclairage public de Bordeaux est éteinte entre 1 heure et 5 heures du matin dans le but de réduire la consommation d’énergie et de faire des économies. Cette mesure […]

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Baja el ruido en la ciudad durante el día y la noche | Mobilitat i transports | Ajuntament de Barcelona

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 12, 2024
  • Uncategorized

La contaminación acústica en Barcelona ha disminuido entre un 5 y un 6 por ciento en comparación con los datos de hace cinco años. Así lo recoge el nuevo Mapa estratégico de ruido de Barcelona, […]

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Is the party over for Belgrade’s club scene on the Danube? | Serbia holidays | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 12, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Raft houses, known as ‘splavs’, became synonymous with the hedonistic nightclub scene in Serbia’s capital. Now they are being cleared from the river to make way for luxury flats, bars and shops Source: Is the […]

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Chinese city forced to back pedal over night-time cycling after streets become gridlocked | South China Morning Post

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 11, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Kaifeng wanted to cash in on a social media craze among students for nocturnal riding, but it became a victim of its own popularity. Source: Chinese city forced to back pedal over night-time cycling after […]

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Mexico City: Ciudad nocturna: ¿recuperar la noche es recuperar la paz? | La Silla Rota

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 9, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Recuperar la noche es recuperar la paz, recuperar la paz es recuperar al gobierno, y recuperar al gobierno es recuperar a todo el cuerpo del estado. | Rodrigo Cordera Source: Ciudad nocturna: ¿recuperar la noche […]

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  • 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 Urban Night
  • Progressive Geographies
  • deviantleisure
  • Armando Silva
  • Toby Bennett
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  • Geografia Crítica
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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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