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Cities turn streetlights red to protect nocturnal ecosystems | PBS News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 22, 2026
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International Dark Sky Week is hailed as a global celebration of the night and a call for less light pollution. In some cities internationally, local governments are trying to find a solution to lighting the […]

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Mexico: Regresa la vida nocturna: Culiacán se reactiva tras meses de violenciaGrupo Milenio

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 22, 2026
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Sin tratarse todavía de un regreso pleno a la normalidad, la ciudad parece comenzar a respirar de otra manera. Source: Regresa la vida nocturna: Culiacán se reactiva tras meses de violenciaGrupo Milenio

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France: Personnes ivres et regroupements la nuit : ce maire de l’Oise prend des mesures fortes

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 21, 2026
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Face à des troubles récurrents constatés sur la place Cantrel, le maire (DVD) de Mouy, Frank Deruem, annonce prendre plusieurs mesures pour garantir un espacepublic apaisé. Source: Personnes ivres et regroupements la nuit : ce […]

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

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 21, 2026
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Basic-Fit a annoncé son intention d’ouvrir 200 salles ouvertes 24h/24 en France en 2026. Comme la chaîne de sport, de plus en plus de commerces ouvrent à des heures nocturnes improbables. La nuit a-t-elle encore […]

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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

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 19, 2026
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Source: 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

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

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 19, 2026
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change i… Source: Wildfires used to […]

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Canada: Concordia study finds park design affects cooling differently by day and night | EurekAlert!

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 19, 2026
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Concordia researchers studied 13 Montreal parks and found tree layout shapes cooling differently over a day. Dense tree clusters provide shade and lower daytime temperatures, but can trap heat at night, while open grass cools […]

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France – Nuitchâtel : une association mobilisée contre la pollution lumineuse – La Télé

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 19, 2026
  • Uncategorized

L’association Nuitchâtel, fraichement lancée, veut sensibiliser à la pollution lumineuse dans le canton de Neuchâtel et au-delà. Elle souhaite également lutter contre un retour de l’éclairage public nocturne. Source: Nuitchâtel : une association mobilisée contre […]

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Switzerland – Yverdon: des médiateurs nocturnes veillent depuis dix ans

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 17, 2026
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Depuis dix ans, des volontaires sèment la paix dans le centre-ville les vendredis et samedis. Reportage avec un couple dont le mari s’est engagé dès le début. Source: Yverdon: des médiateurs nocturnes veillent depuis dix […]

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

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 17, 2026
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Conformément à l’engagement pris par le nouveau maire Thomas Cazenave, toutes les rues de Bordeaux seront allumées toute la nuit à partir de ce jeudi 16 avril. Le passage complet aux ampoules LED moins dévoreuses d’énergie […]

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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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Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

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Night Time Economy

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

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Investigating art and politics in urban space

The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

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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

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Urban Sound Space

researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

C'est toi ma Ville

Mon regard sur Montréal

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Laboratório de Prática de Ensino para professores de Geografia

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the culture(s) of cities... space, time and urban everyday life

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