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France – Publicité lumineuse nocturne : la Ville de Versailles hausse le ton | 78actu

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 16, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Le conseil municipal de Versailles (Yvelines) a voté une nouvelle réglementation concernant la publicité lumineuse, notamment les écrans installés dans les vitrines des commerces. Source: Publicité lumineuse nocturne : la Ville de Versailles hausse le ton […]

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Montreal: Un café avec… Mathieu Grondin | Oiseau de nuit | La Presse

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 16, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Faire de Montréal une ville qui ne dort jamais à l’image de Berlin, d’Amsterdam ou de New York : c’est le rêve de Mathieu Grondin. Et le directeur général de Montréal 24/24 n’a jamais semblé si près du […]

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UK: Carlisle – Hospitality developments aid to growth of city’s night-time economy | News and Star

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 16, 2023
  • Uncategorized

WITH more and more hospitality and restaurant developments being earmarked for the city, it’s evidence that Carlisle’s night-time economy is growing… Source: Hospitality developments aid to growth of city’s night-time economy | News and Star

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Ireland: Salthill awarded Purple Flag status for night-time economy offering – Connacht Tribune – Galway City Tribune:

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

From this week’s Galway City Tribune – Salthill has been awarded a Purple Flag for the first time, which is an internationally recognised thumbs up for the night-time economy. The village now joins Galway City, […]

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Ireland: Cork City Council seeks special advisor in drive for a more sustainable night-time economy

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

Source: Cork City Council seeks special advisor in drive for a more sustainable night-time economy

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The Problems of Light Pollution | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Magazine

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

A new Smithsonian exhibition delves into the issue of light pollution, with easy solutions offering an immediate change Source: The Problems of Light Pollution | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Magazine

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China: Inaugurado un mercado nocturno para conmemorar el patrimonio cultural inmaterial en Yangzhou – CGTN en Español

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

Recientemente se ha inaugurado un mercado nocturno para conmemorar el patrimonio cultural inmaterial en la ciudad de Yangzhou, en provincia de Jiangsu. Source: Inaugurado un mercado nocturno para conmemorar el patrimonio cultural inmaterial en Yangzhou […]

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France – La vie nocturne lilloise, de moins en moins «queer» ? – La Voix du Nord

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 13, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Qu’est-il arrivé aux nombreux bars et boîtes LGBTQ+ de Lille ? Depuis plusieurs années, les établissements ouvertement queers semblent fermer leurs portes, les uns après les autres. Mais, progressivement, une nouvelle génération s’impose et, avec […]

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Ireland: Night-Time Economy Advisor role applications open for Cork city |

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 13, 2023
  • Uncategorized

One of the recommendations of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce, included the establishment of six new Night-time Economy Advisors in six cities and towns Source: Night-Time Economy Advisor role applications open for Cork city |

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Well-lit cities are making mosquitoes a year-round problem – Study Finds

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 13, 2023
  • Uncategorized

A new study by The Ohio State University researchers finds the lights we use every day in our homes and cities are disrupting mosquito behavior. Source: Well-lit cities are making mosquitoes a year-round problem – […]

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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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