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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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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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  • 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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  • Armando Silva
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  • 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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