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What We Lose When We Can’t Stargaze | TIME

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
  • Uncategorized

‘What do we lose when our connection with our cosmic environment is broken,’ asks Roberto Trotta. Source: What We Lose When We Can’t Stargaze | TIME

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UK: Women’s Night Safety Charter launched

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
  • Uncategorized

The charter, the first of its kind in the region, sets out guidance for venues, operators, charities, councils and businesses to improve safety at night Source: Women’s Night Safety Charter launched

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Artificial light lures migrating birds into cities, where they face a gauntlet of threats

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Migrating birds need stopover locations en route where they can rest and feed. A new study shows that artificial light draws them away from sites they would normally use and into risky zones. Source: Artificial […]

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India: Siddharth Shirole demands ban on nighttime construction activity in Pune – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Owing to urbanisation and infrastructure projects, citizens are frequently affected by construction activities at night. Shirole brought up this issue in the assembly on Thursday during the ongoing winter session Source: Siddharth Shirole demands ban […]

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Tongyeong, Korea’s First City Specializing in Night Tourism, Reveals Representative Nighttime Venues

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 15, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Source: Tongyeong, Korea’s First City Specializing in Night Tourism, Reveals Representative Nighttime Venues

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Switzerland: Sus à la pollution lumineuse: Découvrez quels lieux Lausanne n’éclairera plus la nuit | 24 heures

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 14, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Le municipal Xavier Company a présenté ce mercredi son nouveau plan lumières pour 2024-2033. Il concerne aussi les parcs publics et les vitrines commerciales. Source: Sus à la pollution lumineuse: Découvrez quels lieux Lausanne n’éclairera […]

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“Tapage nocturne”: les cloches des vaches divisent les habitants d’une petite ville suisse

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 12, 2023
  • Uncategorized

De belles vaches qui paissent dans une herbe grasse et verte, leur cloche tintant doucement au rythme de leurs lentes déambulations. Quoi de plus Suisse ? Source: “Tapage nocturne”: les cloches des vaches divisent les […]

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France – Région – Digne-les-Bains : la Ville va étendre l’extinction nocturne de l’éclairage pour faire des économies

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 11, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Engagée dans une démarche d’extinction nocturne de l’éclairage public depuis février 2023, la Ville va l’étendre à la majorité de son territoire à travers un déploiement progressif en 2024 et 2025, qui permettra d’économiser jusqu’à […]

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UK: Colchester ranked among worst UK cities for festive night out | Gazette

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 11, 2023
  • Uncategorized

The study analysed various data to rank the ten worst locations across the country to go out this holiday season. Source: Colchester ranked among worst UK cities for festive night out | Gazette

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Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night? – The New York Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 11, 2023
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  • 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
  • US: In US first, Petoskey passes rules to crack down on light pollution – Bridge Michigan

    June 5, 2026
  • DIACRITIK Virginie Gautier : L’obscurité si densément peuplée (Recours à la nuit)

    June 4, 2026
  • Germany: El gobierno alemán reclasificará los clubs como espacios culturales para frenar su cierre masivo – – Mixmag Spain

    June 1, 2026
  • Why Indian Cities Need Night Parks: Extending the Right to the City Beyond Sunset

    June 1, 2026
  • France – À Bolbec, l’éclairage public revient progressivement grâce aux LED – Paris Normandie

    May 31, 2026
  • UK: West Midlands Mayor unveils plan to boost night time economy

    May 29, 2026
  • Vietnam: Une zone économique nocturne spéciale va «surgir» à Hô Chi Minh-Ville.

    May 29, 2026
  • Alcool: Mesure forte contre les touristes ivres en Croatie – Blick

    May 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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