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City’s Night Economy to get a boost as Toronto City Council approves new ways to generate growth – City of Toronto

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 16, 2023
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News Release December 15, 2023 Toronto City Council approved three staff reports with recommendations that activate night culture in new ways and give a boost to the City of Toronto’s Night Economy. This work will […]

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France: Castanet-Tolosan. L’insécurité, face sombre de l’extinction nocturne ? – ladepeche.fr

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 16, 2023
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Source: Castanet-Tolosan. L’insécurité, face sombre de l’extinction nocturne ? – ladepeche.fr

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Faire enfin la lumière sur nos besoins d’éclairage nocturne – Libération

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
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Pour le géographe Samuel Challéat, il est nécessaire de mettre en œuvre des démarches d’écologie pragmatique afin de réduire la pollution lumineuse engendrée par l’éclairage nocturne. Source: Faire enfin la lumière sur nos besoins d’éclairage […]

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France: « Elle appartient à tout le monde »… Comment les villes tentent de réveiller la nuit

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
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Comité de la fête – Souvent associé à la fête, au sommeil ou aux nuisances, le temps de la nuit est en train de se réinventer, sous l’effet, aussi, du réchauffement climatique Source: « Elle […]

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What We Lose When We Can’t Stargaze | TIME

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
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‘What do we lose when our connection with our cosmic environment is broken,’ asks Roberto Trotta. Source: What We Lose When We Can’t Stargaze | TIME

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UK: Women’s Night Safety Charter launched

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
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The charter, the first of its kind in the region, sets out guidance for venues, operators, charities, councils and businesses to improve safety at night Source: Women’s Night Safety Charter launched

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Artificial light lures migrating birds into cities, where they face a gauntlet of threats

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
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Migrating birds need stopover locations en route where they can rest and feed. A new study shows that artificial light draws them away from sites they would normally use and into risky zones. Source: Artificial […]

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India: Siddharth Shirole demands ban on nighttime construction activity in Pune – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
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Owing to urbanisation and infrastructure projects, citizens are frequently affected by construction activities at night. Shirole brought up this issue in the assembly on Thursday during the ongoing winter session Source: Siddharth Shirole demands ban […]

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Tongyeong, Korea’s First City Specializing in Night Tourism, Reveals Representative Nighttime Venues

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
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Source: Tongyeong, Korea’s First City Specializing in Night Tourism, Reveals Representative Nighttime Venues

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Switzerland: Sus à la pollution lumineuse: Découvrez quels lieux Lausanne n’éclairera plus la nuit | 24 heures

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 14, 2023
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Le municipal Xavier Company a présenté ce mercredi son nouveau plan lumières pour 2024-2033. Il concerne aussi les parcs publics et les vitrines commerciales. Source: Sus à la pollution lumineuse: Découvrez quels lieux Lausanne n’éclairera […]

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  • 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
  • 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

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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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