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Night cities force you to manage the other half of the day – The Limited Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 17, 2022
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There are already more than 60 cities in the world that have a “mayor for the night” or an office specialized in the management of coexistence, productivity and culture that develops when the sun goes […]

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Las ciudades nocturnas obligan a gestionar la otra mitad del día | Seres Urbanos | Planeta Futuro | EL PAÍS

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 17, 2022
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Ya son más de 60 urbes en el mundo las que cuentan con un “alcalde para la noche” o una oficina especializada en la gestión de la convivencia, productividad y cultura que se desarrolla cuando […]

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Bordeaux : les publicités et une centaine de monuments éteints la nuit, pour « mieux consommer »

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 17, 2022
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Depuis le début du mois d’octobre, la mairie de Bordeaux a commencé la réduction de l’éclairage nocturne, tout en préservant le centre-ville. Une mesure plus ou moins visible Lors de sa conférence de Source: Bordeaux : […]

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France: Des nuits sans lumière : ces villes qui coupent l’éclairage public

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 17, 2022
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La nuit, l’éclairage public s’éteint peu à peu dans les villes françaises. De quoi faire des économies d’énergie et protéger la biodiversité. Mais la démarche n’est pas si simple à mettre en oeuvre. Samedi 15 […]

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US: Last call for late night? Customers are back, but bars and restaurants closing earlier as demand dwindles.

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 15, 2022
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Over two years into a pandemic that’s turning endemic, bars and restaurants need to do healthy business earlier in the day. Late-night eating and drinking just isn’t what it was. Source: Last call for late […]

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UK: Manchester Women’s Night-time Safety Charter – CityCo

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 15, 2022
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The Women’s Safety Charter is a new initiative Manchester City Council are introducing to improve the safety for all women in the night-time economy. CityCo and Manchester BID are supporting the charter. It is specifically […]

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How wildlife change their schedules in urban environments

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 15, 2022
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Research shows how wildlife are altering their habits to fit habitat. Source: How wildlife change their schedules in urban environments

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Argentina’s tango industry attempts post-pandemic comeback – Washington Post

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 15, 2022
  • Uncategorized

The tango industry was struggling before the coronavirus pandemic. All of Buenos Aires’ nearly 200 milongas shut down in 2020, more than 50 of them for good. Source: Argentina’s tango industry attempts post-pandemic comeback – […]

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France – Moissac. Le Jour de la Nuit ce samedi à 20 heures, avec les Assemblées Ciné-Toyennes – ladepeche.fr

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 14, 2022
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Source: Moissac. Le Jour de la Nuit ce samedi à 20 heures, avec les Assemblées Ciné-Toyennes – ladepeche.fr

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Hong Kong Covid Latest: Dancing, Bigger Gatherings Allowed in Reopening Push – Bloomberg

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 13, 2022
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Hong Kong is set to remove more Covid-19 restrictions and will allow live performances and dancing to take place indoors from next Thursday as the city’s government considers increasing the limit on the number of […]

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Media Links

  • Kansas City: How a morning dance party offers sober party vibe

    May 2, 2026
  • 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

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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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