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Paris : pourquoi la capitale est-elle surnommée “la Ville Lumière” ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 9, 2023
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PODCAST – Dans une minute, vous saurez pourquoi les deux surnoms de Paris sont “La Ville Lumière”. Source: Paris : pourquoi la capitale est-elle surnommée “la Ville Lumière” ?

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Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 8, 2023
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Source: Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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France: Saint-Nazaire souhaite créer « un lieu de vie nocturne » sur le toit de l’écluse fortifiée

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 8, 2023
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Créer un espace de vie nocturne à Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique). La mairie y réfléchit et se verrait bien dédier le toit de l’écluse fortifié à cet effet. Un appel à manifestation d’intérêt sera prochainement lancé. Source: […]

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Looking for a late-night bite or social scene? Good luck, Seattle | The Seattle Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 7, 2023
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Two Seattle Times journalists set out on an all-night journey to document what it’s like to navigate Seattle as a night owl. Source: Looking for a late-night bite or social scene? Good luck, Seattle | […]

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Canada: Could a ‘Night Mayor’ help Kitchener’s downtown? | CTV News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 6, 2023
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Downtown Kitchener may seem quieter than long-time city councillor Scott Davey would like, but there may be a solution seen in some of the major capitals of the world. Source: Could a ‘Night Mayor’ help […]

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Night mayors on Lonsdale Street: Strategic leaders from around the world hit Melbourne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 6, 2023
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There are 83 cities worldwide with official night-time commissions or individual leaders. Those who represent some of the world’s leading cities have converged on Melbourne. Source: Night mayors on Lonsdale Street: Strategic leaders from around […]

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Des Moines, Iowa: Court Avenue study suggests hiring nighttime mayor to improve area

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 6, 2023
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DES MOINES, Iowa – On Monday the Des Moines City Council will be taking up the results of a yearlong study at how to manage Court Avenue. The night time entertainment district has been a […]

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Canada: Le plan pour dynamiser la capitale fédérale la nuit passe à une autre étape | Radio-Canada.ca

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 5, 2023
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En avril, l’administration municipale a dit qu’elle souhaite créer un poste de commissaire à la vie nocturne. Source: Le plan pour dynamiser la capitale fédérale la nuit passe à une autre étape | Radio-Canada.ca

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India: In A First, Women Cops On Night Duty In Jammu

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 4, 2023
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In a move aimed at ensuring women’s safety as well as keeping tabs on women drug peddlers, female constables have been deployed at various vital checkpoints in Jammu city during night hours, officials said. Source: […]

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Ireland: Michael Moynihan: Why we need a Day Mayor to give Cork a good environmental vibe

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 4, 2023
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The environment is a big part of everybody’s sense of a city, and there are interesting candidates for improvement in this sector Source: Michael Moynihan: Why we need a Day Mayor to give Cork a […]

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  • Panama: La vida nocturna: El consumo no despega

    April 28, 2026
  • Vichy, France: Tour de vis sur les trottinettes, charte de la vie nocturne, démocratie locale… A Vichy, les 12 premières mesures du nouveau mandat – La Montagne

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Deux nouvelles communes de l’Oise rallument leur lumière la nuit, dont une après une série de vols

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Flagstaff, AZ Travel Guide: Stargazing, Food & Grand Canyon – AFAR

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Denver may let nightclubs stay open later, but leaves last call unchanged | 9news.com

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Pourquoi après les élections municipales, cette ville du Lot a décidé de rallumer la lumière une heure de plus la nuit ? – ladepeche.fr

    April 27, 2026
  • Beyond Brightness: How Lighting Configuration and Urban Context Shape Nighttime Park Use – ScienceDirect

    April 26, 2026
  • 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

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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.

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

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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

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

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