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Welcome to China’s underground raves, from street techno to quotes from Chairman Mao

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 13, 2024
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Crouch through the small metal door and walk down the dark tunnel, and even before you step into the abandoned air raid shelter, the air reverberates with pounding techno beats. Young Chinese holding booze and […]

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Une pétition pour le retour de l’éclairage nocturne à Bordeaux

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 13, 2024
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Depuis janvier 2023, une partie de l’éclairage public de Bordeaux est éteinte entre 1 heure et 5 heures du matin dans le but de réduire la consommation d’énergie et de faire des économies. Cette mesure […]

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Baja el ruido en la ciudad durante el día y la noche | Mobilitat i transports | Ajuntament de Barcelona

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 12, 2024
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La contaminación acústica en Barcelona ha disminuido entre un 5 y un 6 por ciento en comparación con los datos de hace cinco años. Así lo recoge el nuevo Mapa estratégico de ruido de Barcelona, […]

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Is the party over for Belgrade’s club scene on the Danube? | Serbia holidays | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 12, 2024
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Raft houses, known as ‘splavs’, became synonymous with the hedonistic nightclub scene in Serbia’s capital. Now they are being cleared from the river to make way for luxury flats, bars and shops Source: Is the […]

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Chinese city forced to back pedal over night-time cycling after streets become gridlocked | South China Morning Post

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 11, 2024
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Kaifeng wanted to cash in on a social media craze among students for nocturnal riding, but it became a victim of its own popularity. Source: Chinese city forced to back pedal over night-time cycling after […]

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Mexico City: Ciudad nocturna: ¿recuperar la noche es recuperar la paz? | La Silla Rota

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 9, 2024
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Recuperar la noche es recuperar la paz, recuperar la paz es recuperar al gobierno, y recuperar al gobierno es recuperar a todo el cuerpo del estado. | Rodrigo Cordera Source: Ciudad nocturna: ¿recuperar la noche […]

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‘I’m here for the ghosts’: an after-dark walk through Istanbul in search of its soul | Istanbul holidays | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 9, 2024
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The author of the Istanbul-set Inspector Ikmen novels takes a trip into the Old City’s thrilling and turbulent past Source: ‘I’m here for the ghosts’: an after-dark walk through Istanbul in search of its soul […]

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DarkSky launches new lighting policy templates | DarkSky International

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 9, 2024
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DarkSky International has published free templates to assist local and regional governments in adopting responsible outdoor lighting policies. Source: DarkSky launches new lighting policy templates | DarkSky International

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Changes to Licensing & Zoning Bylaws for Restaurants, Bars & Entertainment Venues – City of Toronto

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 7, 2024
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As of January 1, 2025, the City of Toronto will implement updated licensing and zoning bylaws for restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. These changes clarify and modernize the rules while fostering business opportunities, contributing to […]

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How Montreal’s fabled nightlife lost its spark – The Globe and Mail

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 4, 2024
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Figures released in September show that a lower share of bar and restaurant spending in Montreal happens at night than in any other big Canadian city, including Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto Source: How Montreal’s fabled […]

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Media Links

  • 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
  • Chinese Scientists Made Glowing Plants with Firefly DNA to Replace Streetlights

    April 10, 2026
  • Ants on show at nocturnal City Nature Challenge : Newsline

    April 10, 2026
  • Scientists Want to Light Our Cities With Plants to Glow in the Dark

    April 10, 2026
  • The world is getting brighter at night but some places are going dark | ScienceDaily

    April 10, 2026
  • Montreal: Vie nocturne : le Plateau-Mont-Royal dévoile son nouveau règlement sur le bruit | Radio-Canada

    April 9, 2026
  • Une vie nocturne 2025 réussie à Ottawa, selon le maire de nuit | Radio-Canada

    April 8, 2026
  • Le rythme nocturne d’Hanoi dans le cœur des touristes internationaux.

    April 8, 2026
  • France: Réclamé par les habitants, l’éclairage public nocturne fait son retour dans cette ville de l’Oise

    April 8, 2026
  • La Rue des livres de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, un souffle discret pour la lecture à l’ère numérique

    April 5, 2026
  • France: Les jours de la nuit : Saint-Pierre adapte ses éclairages pour protéger la biodiversité nocturne

    April 4, 2026
  • Spain: Alejandro Zamarro, nuevo presidente de Noche Madrid en un momento de liderazgo internacional del ocio nocturno madrileño – Gaceta del Turismo

    April 3, 2026
  • France: La nouvelle municipalité de Clermont-Ferrand rétablit l’éclairage nocturne dès ce vendredi – La Montagne

    April 3, 2026
  • La oscuridad como herramienta de proyecto

    April 1, 2026
  • France: L’éclairage public rétablit la nuit dans cette ville de Seine-et-Marne, une décision qui divise

    March 31, 2026
  • Chinese cities redefine urban culture in a time of global uncertainty – CGTN

    March 30, 2026
  • Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar | The Seattle Times

    March 30, 2026
  • Night glow of Indian cities reveals link between inequality and crime: IIT study

    March 29, 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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