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Ireland: Michael Moynihan: Why we need a Day Mayor to give Cork a good environmental vibe

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 4, 2023
  • Uncategorized

The environment is a big part of everybody’s sense of a city, and there are interesting candidates for improvement in this sector Source: Michael Moynihan: Why we need a Day Mayor to give Cork a […]

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Committee OKs night commissioner for Ottawa to tackle sleepy reputation | CBC News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 4, 2023
  • Uncategorized

A city committee has given the thumbs up to a plan that would aim to shed Ottawa’s reputation as the city that fun forgot, by promoting nightlife in the capital and attracting more touring acts […]

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Canada: City committee approves ‘night mayor’ plan to boost nightlife economy | Ottawa Citizen

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 3, 2023
  • Uncategorized

The City of Ottawa is hoping to shed its reputation as the “city that fun forgot” by bringing in a nightlife commissioner. Source: City committee approves ‘night mayor’ plan to boost nightlife economy | Ottawa […]

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UK: Police target night-time sexual predators in York | YorkMix

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 3, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Source: Police target night-time sexual predators in York | YorkMix

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Fresno, CA one of the 10 worst U.S. cities to get good sleep | The Fresno Bee

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 3, 2023
  • Uncategorized

There was only one other city in California considered to provide worse quality sleep than Fresno. Source: Fresno, CA one of the 10 worst U.S. cities to get good sleep | The Fresno Bee

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How the world’s top ‘night mayors’ would fix Sydney’s nightlife

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 2, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Sydney is known for the near-constant stream of complaints from neighbours about noise coming from pubs and clubs. But nightlife leaders from around the world say we’re not alone. Source: How the world’s top ‘night […]

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India: Do we really need night economy?- The New Indian Express

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 30, 2023
  • Uncategorized

The night economy is not environment-friendly. Source: Do we really need night economy?- The New Indian Express

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France: Glowee, la startup qui réinvente la lumière

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 30, 2023
  • Uncategorized

L’innovation de la jeune pousse de l’Essonne, fondée par Sandra Rey, sur la Pépinière Genopole, à Evry, devrait faire du bruit. Son système exclusif de Source: Glowee, la startup qui réinvente la lumière

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France – La Rochelle : quelles solutions pour associer vie nocturne et transition écologique ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 29, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Sobriété lumineuse contre insécurité, lieux de fêtes contre riverains, gestion des déchets contre biodiversité… La Ville de La Rochelle a accueilli un séminaire international pour réfléchir aux enjeux environnementaux dans la vie des noctambules Source: La Rochelle : […]

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France – Béziers : l’ouverture nocturne des parcs de la ville inquiète des riverains – midilibre.fr

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 29, 2023
  • Uncategorized

La Ville de Béziers explique expérimenter cette ouverture de nuit et dit demander l’avis aux comités de quartier. Source: Béziers : l’ouverture nocturne des parcs de la ville inquiète des riverains – midilibre.fr

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  • Australia: All night long: 24-hour city activation drives 60,000 extra Opal trips at 2026 Mardi Gras | NSW Government

    June 27, 2026
  • Chile: Centro de Santiago vuelve a encender su noche con cultura, patrimonio y gastronomía de alto nivel – El Periodista

    June 27, 2026
  • Buenos Aires recibe a ciudades europeas y latinoamericanas para intercambiar experiencias sobre economía de la noche | Buenos Aires Ciudad – Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

    June 27, 2026
  • Memoria de la vida nocturna gay: “Alguien de veintitantos puede escuchar historias de los 90 y pensar que son del siglo XIV” | Historias

    June 27, 2026
  • 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

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  • Progressive Geographies
  • deviantleisure
  • Armando Silva
  • Toby Bennett
  • Urban Sound Space
  • C'est toi ma Ville
  • Geografia Crítica
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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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