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Night-time flexible mobility shuttle launched in Milan – Smart Cities World

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 26, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Milan start-up Wayla and ioki, the European on-demand mobility specialist from Deutsche Bahn, are joining forces to launch a digital night shuttle in Milan Source: Night-time flexible mobility shuttle launched in Milan – Smart Cities […]

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UK: Experts call for better training and support to tackle night-time sexual harassment

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

A study led by researchers from Northumbria University suggests not enough is being done to ensure women’s safety in the night-time economy. Source: Experts call for better training and support to tackle night-time sexual harassment

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DarkSky teams with global cities association to fight light pollution | LEDs Magazine

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

Any sustainability initiative must include protection of night skies, says the nonprofit, as it joins forces with LUCI. Source: DarkSky teams with global cities association to fight light pollution | LEDs Magazine

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Ghana: Understanding a 24-Hour Economy: The Vision of H.E. President John Mahama

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 22, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Regardless of whether you are in Ghana or abroad, and irrespective of your political affiliation, it is clear that the country is facing significant challenges . Source: Understanding a 24-Hour Economy: The Vision of H.E. […]

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Nashville at a crossroads: preserving music city’s diverse heritage amidst new challenges – NIGHTTIME.ORG

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 20, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Nashville is a city known for country music, but it has a rich musical heritage across many genres. It’s the city where Jimiread morearrow_forward_ios Source: Nashville at a crossroads: preserving music city’s diverse heritage amidst […]

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Montréal: La culture au coeur de la revitalisation du Village | Le Devoir

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 19, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Le nouveau festival Ctrl+Alt vise à rendre le quartier plus dynamique et inclusif avec sa programmation locale gratuite. Source: La culture au coeur de la revitalisation du Village | Le Devoir

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France: REPORTAGE. La nuit, fêtards et travailleurs se croisent dans les rues du centre-ville d’Angers

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 18, 2024
  • Uncategorized

À Angers (Maine-et-Loire), alors que beaucoup d’habitants dorment, le centre-ville ne s’arrête jamais vraiment. D’autres Angevins font la fête, travaillent, dorment dehors. Des mondes différents se croisent. Reportage. Source: REPORTAGE. La nuit, fêtards et travailleurs […]

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Vietnam: Hô Chi Minh-Ville cherche à soutenir les entreprises et le tourisme nocturne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 18, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Dans l’après-midi du 17 juillet, le Centre de promotion du commerce et des investissements (ITPC) de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, en collaboration avec le Service municipal du tourisme, a organisé la conférence “Dialogue entre entreprises et […]

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This exhibition mourns the disappearance of the night and the stars | Dazed

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 17, 2024
  • Uncategorized

As the winner of the inaugural the Art & Environment Prize, Djabril Boukhenaïssi’s À Ténèbres explores what’s at stake as light pollution obscures the stars and eradicates moonlight Source: This exhibition mourns the disappearance of […]

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Florida, UA: Orlando votes to limit nightclub development

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 17, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Nightclubs downtown will now need to be built just one per block. Existing establishments are grandfathered in, but new ones will have to adhere. Source: Orlando votes to limit nightclub development

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  • Nocturnal Infrastructure | UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

    April 25, 2026
  • Colombia: Bogotá anuncia millonario apoyo cultural para proyectos en Chapinero

    April 25, 2026
  • France: À Harfleur, l’éclairage nocturne a fait son retour après les municipales… mais à quel coût ?

    April 24, 2026
  • France: “On n’a pas de communes qui nous demandent de rallumer” : le pari réussi de l’extinction nocturne dans la Vienne

    April 24, 2026
  • France: Mouy. La ville rallume les lumières la nuit et supprime des bancs en centre-ville – Oise Hebdo

    April 23, 2026
  • 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

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  • Backlots
  • Night Time Economy
  • Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca
  • The Urban Night
  • Progressive Geographies
  • deviantleisure
  • Armando Silva
  • Toby Bennett
  • Urban Sound Space
  • C'est toi ma Ville
  • Geografia Crítica
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  • urbanculturalstudies
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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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