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US: Baltimore mayor calls for night youth curfew for late spring and summer after two teens shot during large gathering – CBS News

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

It happened during the second large nighttime gathering of teens in two weeks near the city’s Inner Harbor. The curfew will be enforced in late spring and summer, Mayor Brandon Scott said. Source: Baltimore mayor […]

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Senegal – Thiès : la SONAGED mobilise 1.000 agents pour une opération de nettoiement nocturne

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

Thiès, 9 avr (APS) – L’ex-Unité de coordination et de gestion des déchets solides (UCG), devenue Société nationale de gestion intégrée des déchets (SONAGED), a déployé dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche, une équipe […]

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France – Estaires : après le passage aux LED, l’éclairage nocturne va faire son retour – L’Indicateur des Flandres

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 9, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Source: Estaires : après le passage aux LED, l’éclairage nocturne va faire son retour – L’Indicateur des Flandres

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Un astrofísico alerta de los efectos de la contaminación lumínica: «La noche está desapareciendo»

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 9, 2023
  • Uncategorized

El enturbiamiento del cielo nocturno, que crece a un ritmo de un 10 % anual, tiene importantes consecuencias a nivel ambiental y cultural Source: Un astrofísico alerta de los efectos de la contaminación lumínica: «La […]

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UK: Liverpool night-time economy shows strong recovery – Liverpool Business News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 7, 2023
  • Uncategorized

New footfall and employment figures show the night-time economy in Liverpool is recovering strongly after the pandemic despite the cost-of-living crisis Source: Liverpool night-time economy shows strong recovery – Liverpool Business News

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Ireland: Salthill gets its first ever night-time economy Purple Flag – Connacht Tribune – Galway City Tribune:

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 7, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Salthill has secured its first ever evening and night-time economy Purple Flag. It joins Galway City which has retained its purple flag status, first awarded in 2015. The Purple Flag […]

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Community of Xichong recognized as first International Dark Sky Community in China – International Dark-Sky Association

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 7, 2023
  • Uncategorized

The Xichong Dark Sky Community is a model for sustainable development, promoting harmonious coexistence between humans and nature in an urban setting. Source: Community of Xichong recognized as first International Dark Sky Community in China […]

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UK: Council launches night safety programme that will tackle sexual harassment in the West End | Westminster City Council

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 7, 2023
  • Uncategorized

The Source: Council launches night safety programme that will tackle sexual harassment in the West End | Westminster City Council

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US – Owl Prowls: Connecting Metro Detroiters with the incredible nighttime birdlife around them

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 7, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Source: Owl Prowls: Connecting Metro Detroiters with the incredible nighttime birdlife around them

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UK: City nightlife patrols | Norfolk Constabulary

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 7, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Additional officers will be on patrol in the city’s nightlife areas on Saturday night with venues expected to be busy for the Easter weekend. Operation Impact will see officers patrolling Riverside, Tombland, London Street and […]

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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

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

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