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Italy’s right-wing government to criminalise raves – BBC News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 1, 2022
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An unlicensed rave is shut down in Modena and hours later a new law proposes jail for organisers. Source: Italy’s right-wing government to criminalise raves – BBC News

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Nightrise

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 31, 2022
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A month-long journey, on foot, across southern Lebanon reveals complex nocturnal cultures, from farmers watering crops by moonlight to refugees scanning the skies for surveillance planes. Source: Nightrise

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“Un climat d’insécurité” : la Ville de Compiègne refuse d’éteindre l’éclairage public la nuit – Valeurs actuelles

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 31, 2022
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Dans l’Oise, la Ville de Compiègne a annoncé ne pas vouloir éteindre l’éclairage public la nuit. Pour justifier sa décision, la mairie a évoqué “un climat d’insécurité” dans l’obscurité. Source: “Un climat d’insécurité” : la Ville de […]

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La pollution lumineuse vue de l’espace : une carte pour mesurer les dégâts de l’éclairage LED dans les villes – Libération

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 30, 2022
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Une étude de chercheurs britanniques s’est penché le sujet en s’appuyant sur les clichés de la Terre pris par les astronautes depuis l’ISS. Ils ont mis en évidence la progression de l’éclairage par diode électroluminescente. […]

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CA: LA Metro re-evaluates a late night policy that kicks homeless riders off trains at end of line | Mass Transit

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 30, 2022
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LA Metro Board of Directors voted 11-0 Thursday to re-evaluate the agency’s de-boarding policy, study the negative impacts on end-of-line communities and coordinate with the cities, Los Angeles County and LAHSA to find after-hour support […]

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Việt Nam should promote development of night-time economy – EIN Presswire

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 30, 2022
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VIETNAM, October 27 –   Development of the night-time economy is one of the orientations Government has set out and encouraged to implement, especially in the Source: Việt Nam should promote development of night-time economy […]

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France – Eclairage public : les quartiers de Lyon où il fera nuit noire dès la semaine prochaine

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 29, 2022
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Le coût de l’énergie va considérablement augmenter cet hiver dans le contexte du conflit en Ukraine. Source: Eclairage public : les quartiers de Lyon où il fera nuit noire dès la semaine prochaine

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Que devenons-nous quand tout s’oppose à la nuit? | Slate.fr

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2022
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Dans un ouvrage publié ce mois-ci, le chercheur suédois Johan Eklöf, confronté aux méfaits de la pollution lumineuse sur la biodiversité, signe un passionnant manifeste pour un retour à l’obscurité. Source: Que devenons-nous quand tout […]

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France: A Boulogne, une charte de la qualité de la vie nocturne pour faire baisser les bagarres à la sortie des bars et boites de nuits !

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2022
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La ville de Boulogne sur mer compte 150 bars. Ces derniers mois, de nombreux faits divers ont écorné l’image de la ville et ses établissements. Certains bars ou boites de nuit ont même été pénalisés […]

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Irish pubs: Nine Irish towns and cities chosen for special advisors to boost nightlife – Irish Mirror Online

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2022
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The ‘night-time czars’ will have an overall budget of €6 million Source: Irish pubs: Nine Irish towns and cities chosen for special advisors to boost nightlife – Irish Mirror Online

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  • Ottawa approves new annual authorisation for all-night dance events · Actualités ⟋ RA

    June 30, 2026
  • How cities fail at night transport – and why it’s important | ITS International

    June 29, 2026
  • Can Boston have a thriving nightlife? The World Cup suggests it can.

    June 27, 2026
  • Border cities bright at night as North Korea goes solar – Radio Free Asia

    June 27, 2026
  • Australia: All night long: 24-hour city activation drives 60,000 extra Opal trips at 2026 Mardi Gras | NSW Government

    June 27, 2026
  • Chile: Centro de Santiago vuelve a encender su noche con cultura, patrimonio y gastronomía de alto nivel – El Periodista

    June 27, 2026
  • Buenos Aires recibe a ciudades europeas y latinoamericanas para intercambiar experiencias sobre economía de la noche | Buenos Aires Ciudad – Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

    June 27, 2026
  • Memoria de la vida nocturna gay: “Alguien de veintitantos puede escuchar historias de los 90 y pensar que son del siglo XIV” | Historias

    June 27, 2026
  • KUOW – Why Western Washington communities are coming out for night markets

    June 23, 2026
  • US: The Night Mayor’s Role Is More Than Violence Prevention

    June 19, 2026
  • Hanoi adopts framework to boost night-time economy development

    June 17, 2026
  • Utah town claims top honors as the best place for nighttime stargazing in the United States | News | cachevalleydaily.com

    June 16, 2026
  • Le béton parisien stocke la chaleur le jour et la relargue la nuit : 10 degrés d’écart avec la campagne, les urbanistes tirent la sonnette d’alarme

    June 16, 2026
  • France: “Si la ville n’est plus adhérente à cette association, le label tombe automatiquement” : pourquoi cette commune du Lot fait le choix de renoncer aux labels nationaux “Ville fleurie” et “Ville étoilée” – ladepeche.fr

    June 16, 2026
  • Miami: Bares ocultos y exclusividad: nueva vida nocturna | El Nuevo Herald

    June 13, 2026
  • Toulouse: Une grande ville française va instaurer un couvre-feu pour les mineurs lors de matchs « à risque » de la Coupe du monde – Le Soir

    June 11, 2026
  • Izakaya economics: Japan’s traditional night out fights tooth and ale for survival | Japan | The Guardian

    June 9, 2026
  • Ho Chi Minh City seeks to unlock potential of night-time economy

    June 7, 2026
  • Poland: Warsaw expands nighttime alcohol ban in bid to improve public safety

    June 6, 2026
  • UK: Hull Street Angels volunteer to keep people safe at night

    June 5, 2026

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Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

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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/

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

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