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France – L’éclairage nocturne repensé – Vie eybinoise

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 29, 2025
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Suite à un changement de l’ensemble du système d’éclairage public par des ampoules Led plus économes en énergie, l’éclairage public nocturne sera de retour à Eybens à partir du 3 novembre 2025. Source: L’éclairage nocturne […]

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The Lunar Light Project: How Solar Energy Could Power Night-Time Cities – solarfacts.in

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 28, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Discover how the Lunar Light Project merges moonlight and thermal energy to create 24/7 renewable power for future cities, reducing depend Source: The Lunar Light Project: How Solar Energy Could Power Night-Time Cities – solarfacts.in

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Madrid: Se calcula que el sector de eventos genera más de 300 millones de euros anuales en la vida nocturna madrileña – eventoplus.com

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2025
  • Uncategorized

El sector de eventos podría generar más de 300 millones de euros anuales en la vida nocturna madrileña, atrae muchos visitantes. Source: Se calcula que el sector de eventos genera más de 300 millones de […]

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US: Beggars’ Night no more? Some communities still hang on to trick-or-treating alternative | weareiowa.com

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2025
  • Uncategorized

A few metro cities will carry on their Beggars’ Night traditions, including Bondurant, Granger and Windsor Heights on Oct. 25 and Newton on Oct. 30. Source: Beggars’ Night no more? Some communities still hang on […]

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Australia: Are Run Clubs and Coffee Raves Really Taking Over?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2025
  • Uncategorized

While our FYPs might show run club and coffee rave supremacy, it turns out a high percentage of Australians are still getting out after-dark. Source: Are Run Clubs and Coffee Raves Really Taking Over?

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Cigarettes, protoxyde, argent liquide… : Les épiceries de nuit sous haute surveillance à Nice

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 26, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Une petite dizaine d’épiceries ont été contrôlées, jeudi soir, par la police municipale de Nice. Des cigarettes étrangères, des produits stupéfiants et des liasses de billets ont notamment été saisis. Source: Cigarettes, protoxyde, argent liquide… : […]

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Métro à Paris 24h/24 : révolution ou folie ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 25, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Métro toute la nuit à Paris : une promesse de mobilité ou un défi logistique ? Source: Métro à Paris 24h/24 : révolution ou folie ?

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Colombia: La Alcaldía de Cali llevó una noche de cuidado y servicios a mujeres diversas en San Nicolás

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 25, 2025
  • Uncategorized

La noche del 23 de octubre se vivió de una manera distinta en el barrio San Nicolás. Más de cincuenta mujeres, en toda su diversidad —trans, LGBT, muj Source: La Alcaldía de Cali llevó una […]

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El ‘bar crawling’, la tendencia turística que conquista las noches de Colombia: ¿cómo está cambiando la forma de viajar?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 25, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Esta nueva forma de turismo urbano combina cultura, gastronomía y vida nocturna. Ciudades como Medellín, Cartagena y Cali comienzan a consolidarse. Source: El ‘bar crawling’, la tendencia turística que conquista las noches de Colombia: ¿cómo […]

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Lighting up heritage: China’s nighttime modernization

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 25, 2025
  • Uncategorized

As night falls, Beijing’s Central Axis comes alive with light. What shimmers along this 7.8-kilometer stretch is not just an aesthetic spectacle. It is a vivid metaphor of China’s ongoing journey of cultural confidence and […]

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Media Links

  • How American Nightlife Went Honky-Tonk – WSJ

    December 27, 2025
  • Thailand leverages nighttime economy to boost tourism-Xinhua

    December 26, 2025
  • Spain: El Centro Cívico Can Deu ofrecerá actividades de ocio nocturno a partir del verano | Info Barcelona | Ayuntamiento de Barcelona

    December 26, 2025
  • The Remarkable Revival of Bingo Night | Vogue

    December 23, 2025
  • 3 ‘night mayors’ on how night-time economies strengthen cities | World Economic Forum

    December 20, 2025
  • France – Éclairage nocturne : Valence élargit ses horaires – Ville de Valence

    December 20, 2025
  • France: Sobriété énergétique en Gironde : après l’extinction, pourquoi ces villes rallument l’éclairage public la nuit

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Lumière ou obscurité la nuit : les élus de Feuquières-en-Vimeu ont tranché

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Nuisances sonores à Bordeaux : « De la Belle endormie au big bazar », les riverains excédés montent au créneau

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Environnement nocturne et lutte contre la pollution lumineuse : Bayeux décroche sa première étoile

    December 14, 2025
  • Música, vida nocturna y estilo en el cine español

    December 10, 2025
  • Paris la nuit : entre fête et voisinage

    December 8, 2025
  • Hô Chi Minh-Ville parachève le système d’éclairage artistique de son centre urbain | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

    December 7, 2025
  • La ville de Buenos Aires modernise son éclairage public et transforme le paysage nocturne dans les rues, places et parcs – Noticias Ambientales

    December 3, 2025
  • « Prohibition nocturne » : le centre de Varsovie interdit la vente d’alcool la nuit

    December 3, 2025
  • AIA New York: Tracing the Evolution of the Chinatown Night Market

    December 1, 2025
  • People nowadays are reluctant to stay out late. Is it killing nightlife? | CBC Radio

    November 29, 2025
  • El Ocio Nocturno y la Cultura: El Ascenso de la Vida Nocturna como Fenómeno Sociocultural

    November 28, 2025
  • France: À Montivilliers, après trois ans d’obscurité l’éclairage nocturne sera rétabli – Paris Normandie

    November 27, 2025
  • France – Gironde : Blanquefort va rallumer la nuit pour lutter, entre autres, contre les vols de câbles en cuivre

    November 26, 2025

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  • deviantleisure
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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/

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

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