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How urban lights disrupt Australia’s unique wildlife and food webs at night – ABC News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 9, 2024
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Neighbourhood lights can disrupt the lives of animals that are active during the day or night, but there are steps you can take to help them out. Source: How urban lights disrupt Australia’s unique wildlife […]

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Europe was on the brink of a night train revolution. Here’s what actually happened | CNN

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 9, 2024
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Going to sleep in one city center and waking up in another is an increasingly popular alternative to flying. So where are all the new trains? Source: Europe was on the brink of a night […]

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UK: Summertime sadness: can Manchester’s nightlife survive the student exodus?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 9, 2024
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On being a DJ in August Source: (3) Summertime sadness: can Manchester’s nightlife survive the student exodus?

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Montreal to allow 24-hour drinking like Berlin and Tokyo – Firstpost

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 6, 2024
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City officials in Montreal predict that the new policy of allowing 24-hour drinking predict will generate substantial revenue, potentially hundreds of millions of dollars Source: Montreal to allow 24-hour drinking like Berlin and Tokyo – […]

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Explainer: Who wants to live in a 24 hour city?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 6, 2024
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Is the world moving towards 24-hour alcohol licensing? Is that a good thing? Lucy Kenningham on the rise of the 24 hour city Source: Explainer: Who wants to live in a 24 hour city?

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Colombia: Armenia Nocturna: El Nuevo Proyecto que Transformará el Centro de la Ciudad –

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 5, 2024
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Buscando abordar diferentes problemáticas que se viven en el centro de Armenia, desde la alcaldía se ve con buenos ojos designar una persona idónea para el cargo de gerente nocturno. Source: Armenia Nocturna: El Nuevo […]

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Streetlights are influencing nature—from how leaves grow to how insects eat

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 5, 2024
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The steady glow from streetlights is changing the texture of tree leaves, making them less appetizing to insects, according to new research from China. Source: Streetlights are influencing nature—from how leaves grow to how insects […]

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Can 24-hour drinking zones transform a city?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 5, 2024
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Montreal is planning to allow bars and clubs to stay open all night, but opinions are mixed. Source: Can 24-hour drinking zones transform a city?

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Montreal: Can 24-hour drinking zones transform a city?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 5, 2024
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Montreal is planning to allow bars and clubs to stay open all night, but opinions are mixed. Source: Can 24-hour drinking zones transform a city?

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France – Arcachon : les élus et les commerçants ont signé la charte de la vie nocturne du Moulleau

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 4, 2024
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Ce vendredi 2 août, commerçants et élus arcachonnais étaient réunis pour signer la charte de la vie nocturne du Moulleau. L’objectif : concilier vie quotidienne des habitants et activités des Source: Arcachon : les élus et les commerçants […]

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Media Links

  • 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
  • France – Nuitchâtel : une association mobilisée contre la pollution lumineuse – La Télé

    April 19, 2026
  • Switzerland – Yverdon: des médiateurs nocturnes veillent depuis dix ans

    April 17, 2026
  • France – Bordeaux : le retour de l’éclairage nocturne dans toutes les rues dès ce jeudi 16 avril

    April 17, 2026
  • Barcelona Doubles Tourist-Accommodation Tax, Pushing Nightly Levy to €12–14

    April 15, 2026
  • Spain: Prohibir la venta de alcohol nocturna en las licorerías 24 horas: la propuesta de la FRAVM al Gobierno de Ayuso en la LIDER | Somos Madrid

    April 14, 2026
  • La cultura de la luz

    April 14, 2026
  • ‘It’s not just about the stars:’ International Dark Sky Week in San Diego is a celebration of the night sky – San Diego Union-Tribune

    April 13, 2026
  • 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

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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/

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

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