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Où dormir quand on n’a pas de domicile ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 29, 2022
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Tente, sac de couchage, squat, centre d’hébergement d’urgence : pour les sans-abri la nuit est synonyme de nombreux dilemmes. Source: Où dormir quand on n’a pas de domicile ?

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Baidu starts offering nighttime driverless taxis in China | TechCrunch

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 28, 2022
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Baidu has indeed put a lot of effort into making the self-driving future arrive earlier. Source: Baidu starts offering nighttime driverless taxis in China | TechCrunch

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India: MPs’ panel asks tourism ministry to aggressively promote nightlife in country : The Tribune India

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 28, 2022
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The parliamentary standing committee on transport, tourism and culture headed by YSRCP MP Vijayasai Reddy has asked the tourism ministry to “aggressively promote” nightlife in the country to attract tourists. Source: MPs’ panel asks tourism […]

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Crise énergétique : un peu partout, on rallume les étoiles

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 26, 2022
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Crise énergétique oblige, Enedis vient d’annoncer une baisse historique de la consommation électrique de l’éclairage public. Source: Crise énergétique : un peu partout, on rallume les étoiles

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France: Comment les villes font la chasse aux éclairages nocturnes des commerces – La Voix du Nord

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 26, 2022
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Au moment où la sobriété énergétique est de mise, les villes encouragent les commerçants à fermer leur éclairage la nuit en s’appuyant sur une réglementation nationale. En parallèle, des militants écologistes traquent les enseignes récalcitrantes. […]

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Mexico: Vecinos de Barrio Antiguo, en Monterrey, temen a inseguridad nocturna – Grupo Milenio

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 26, 2022
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En una investigación de la percepción de vecinos de la zona sobresale que han cambiado cerradura por miedo Source: Vecinos de Barrio Antiguo, en Monterrey, temen a inseguridad nocturna – Grupo Milenio

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France: Lightsoff, une plateforme pour aider les commerces à éteindre leurs lumières • Les Horizons

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 24, 2022
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En France, on estime que l’éclairage nocturne consomme autant d’électricité que 750 000 ménages, c’est-à-dire la consommation électrique annuelle d’une ville comme Marseille. Pour lutter contre cette pollution lumineuse et ce gaspillage d’électricité, l’ONG Bayes […]

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Marco D’Eramo, Starless Sky — Sidecar

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 24, 2022
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Humanity’s long war against darkness. Source: Marco D’Eramo, Starless Sky — Sidecar

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Space exploration: Light pollution is weakening the world’s star-gazing telescopes | Science & Tech | EL PAÍS English Edition

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 24, 2022
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Artificial illumination is so bright now that astronomical observatories can no longer see celestial objects clearly Source: Space exploration: Light pollution is weakening the world’s star-gazing telescopes | Science & Tech | EL PAÍS English […]

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Michigan, US: Editorial: Protect the night skies above Traverse City | Opinion | record-eagle.com

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 24, 2022
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Last Sunday, our report about the conflict between a Traverse City resident and a nearby school over excessive light illuminating the school property at night — and glaring into a Source: Editorial: Protect the night […]

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  • Nighttime Imaging Grows Landsat’s Science Value – NASA Science

    April 30, 2026
  • 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

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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

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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

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exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

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Just another WordPress.com weblog

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Urban Sound Space

researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

C'est toi ma Ville

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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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