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Cities Are Projecting Their History Onto Streets and Buildings After Dark | Smithsonian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
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Pedestrians in Montreal, Grand Rapids and other locations can time-travel thanks to installations that map historical scenes directly onto the cityscapes Source: Cities Are Projecting Their History Onto Streets and Buildings After Dark | Smithsonian

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Berlín: ¿es el fin de la capital europea del tecno?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
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Víctima de la gentrificación, Berlín ve cómo poco a poco están desapareciendo sus clubs más icónicos Source: Berlín: ¿es el fin de la capital europea del tecno?

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‘La música dance debería unir a la gente’: Ámsterdam intenta recuperar su cultura nocturna | discotecas – LA NOTA DEL DÍA MÉXICO

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
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BEn equilibrio entre una silla en el suelo y una cómoda pegada al techo, Jordi Ariza Gallego recorre la sala superior de su club. Esta exhibición de Alicia en el país de las maravillas está […]

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Ottawa’s ‘night mayor’ wants to transform quiet capital into after-dark destination – Bowen Island Undercurrent

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
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OTTAWA — Canada’s capital has long held a reputation as a town that fun forgot. Mathieu Grondin wants to be the one to change that for good. Source: Ottawa’s ‘night mayor’ wants to transform quiet […]

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‘Dance music should bring people together’: Amsterdam tries to reclaim its night culture | Clubbing | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
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High costs, property prices and stifling regulations have, along with Covid, damaged the city’s vibrant club scene Source: ‘Dance music should bring people together’: Amsterdam tries to reclaim its night culture | Clubbing | The […]

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Mystery hangs over future of London mayor’s night czar role | The Standard

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 2, 2024
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City Hall Conservatives have urged Sadiq Khan to follow Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham by appointing an unpaid ‘industry expert’ Source: Mystery hangs over future of London mayor’s night czar role | The Standard

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“Pourrait-on retrouver un peu de lumière dans les rues?”: l’éclairage nocturne fait débat dans cette ville de la Côte d’Azur – Nice-Matin

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 1, 2024
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Alors, Cœur de Mougins, c’est Versailles ou pas? À l’issue de la délibération sur le renforcement du réseau électrique du Cœur de vie, mardi soir en conseil municipal, Carline Di Sinno (Agissons pour Mougins) avait […]

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Decoding Delhi’s Diwali data: How 24-hour average hides real-time pollution peaks – Delhi News | India Today

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 1, 2024
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A detailed analysis by the monitoring stations across Delhi revealed that night-time pollution levels on Diwali were alarmingly high, with PM2.5 and PM10 particles soaring up to 30 times the standard limit. Source: Decoding Delhi’s […]

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Australia: NSW ‘vibrancy reforms’ to combat noise complaints from neighbours of music venues and pubs | New South Wales politics | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 31, 2024
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‘Eyes wide open’ clause will require new residents in some suburbs to formally acknowledge they are moving into an area with late-night entertainment Source: NSW ‘vibrancy reforms’ to combat noise complaints from neighbours of music […]

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France: La métropole d’Orléans inaugure un nouveau service de transport nocturne – Mobilicites.com

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 31, 2024
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La métropole d’Orléans a récemment annoncé une innovation majeure pour les déplacements urbains en inaugurant un nouveau service de transport nocturne. Cet effort vise à améliorer la vie des résidents travaillant tardivement, des étudiants et […]

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  • 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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Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

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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

The Urban Night

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

Armando Silva

Just another WordPress.com weblog

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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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