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New Study Links Outdoor Artificial Light at Night to Increased Risk of Diabetes

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 4, 2023
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A recent study published in Diabetologia has found a link between exposure to outdoor artificial light at night (LAN) and an increased risk of diabetes, as well as impaired blood glucose control. The research, conducted […]

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State bill aims to dim artificial light from California’s night skies | News | Mountain View Online |

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 4, 2023
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In efforts to kickstart mindful artificial light usage in California, dark sky advocates reintroduced legislation in December that would dim the artificial light glowing from state buildings. Source: State bill aims to dim artificial light […]

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Spice of Life | Morning larks vs night owls, living it up right – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 4, 2023
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We live only once, so why not live right? If one gets a chance to improve on a certain aspect of life, why not grab it with both hands? You never know it might just […]

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France: Sécurité, précarité, culture… « Au cœur de la nuit à Nantes, tout est décuplé » explique l’adjoint

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 2, 2023
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Nantes la nuit. Sécurité, tranquillité, grande précarité, besoin de lien social, d’offres culturelles… Gildas Salaün, adjoint en charge de la ville la nuit, explique cette mission transversale, assez récente au sein des collectivités. Source: Sécurité, […]

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Lebanon: Darling ranime la vie nocturne au centre-ville – L’Orient-Le Jour

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 31, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Source: Darling ranime la vie nocturne au centre-ville – L’Orient-Le Jour

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India: Night clubs in Pune to hire additional female bouncers for safety on NYE – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 31, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Bouncers will be instructed to keep an eye on the crowd, the alcohol intake, and female customers, according to the establishment owners Source: Night clubs in Pune to hire additional female bouncers for safety on […]

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India: Need to improve facilities at night shelters in city : The Tribune India

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 31, 2022
  • Uncategorized

The Municipal Corporation (MC) has made three of its four night shelters (Raen Baseras) operational for homeless persons this winter season but various issues related to cleanliness and lack of facilities are yet to be […]

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China vibrante: La “economía nocturna” ilumina la ciudad de Qinhuangdao en Hebei – CGTN en Español

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 31, 2022
  • Uncategorized

El 29 de diciembre de 2022, en la ciudad de Qinhuangdao, provincia china de Hebei, los ciudadanos compraron alimentos en el mercado nocturno en el callejón de Qinhuang, distrito de Haigang. Source: China vibrante: La […]

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France: Sur Twitter, un Amiénois épingle les commerces qui ne respectent pas les règles sur l’éclairage nocturne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 29, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Sur Twitter, le compte “1h du matin à Amiens” épingle et interpelle les commerçants qui laissent illégalement allumer leur devanture ou leur enseigne tout au long de la nuit. Source: Sur Twitter, un Amiénois épingle les commerces […]

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Brazil: Noite em 2022 teve volta dos inferninhos e massificação das baladas eletrônicas – Juiz de Fora/MG

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 29, 2022
  • Uncategorized

SÃO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) – Quem diz que a noite está caída ou que as baladas morreram é porque não sai de casa. Neste ano, a cena noturna de São Paulo retomou seu gás total […]

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Media Links

  • Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather

    April 19, 2026
  • Canada: Concordia study finds park design affects cooling differently by day and night | EurekAlert!

    April 19, 2026
  • France – Nuitchâtel : une association mobilisée contre la pollution lumineuse – La Télé

    April 19, 2026
  • Switzerland – Yverdon: des médiateurs nocturnes veillent depuis dix ans

    April 17, 2026
  • France – Bordeaux : le retour de l’éclairage nocturne dans toutes les rues dès ce jeudi 16 avril

    April 17, 2026
  • Barcelona Doubles Tourist-Accommodation Tax, Pushing Nightly Levy to €12–14

    April 15, 2026
  • Spain: Prohibir la venta de alcohol nocturna en las licorerías 24 horas: la propuesta de la FRAVM al Gobierno de Ayuso en la LIDER | Somos Madrid

    April 14, 2026
  • La cultura de la luz

    April 14, 2026
  • ‘It’s not just about the stars:’ International Dark Sky Week in San Diego is a celebration of the night sky – San Diego Union-Tribune

    April 13, 2026
  • 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

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  • The Urban Night
  • Progressive Geographies
  • deviantleisure
  • Armando Silva
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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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