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Ireland: Concerns over Garda resources for planned ‘Night Time Economy’ in Galway – Connacht Tribune – Galway City Tribune:

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 13, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Concerns are being raised over the level of Gardaí resources that would be needed to accommodate a planned ‘Night Time Economy’ in Galway. The plans in development aim to offer […]

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France: L’extinction de l’éclairage nocturne provoque des étincelles au conseil municipal de Bordeaux

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 13, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Afin de faire des économies d’énergie, la municipalité écologiste de Bordeaux compte éteindre l’éclairage nocturne (1h-5h) dans les quartiers résidentiels à partir du 2 janvier 2023. L’opposition macroniste dénonce « une méthode brutale » et dit s’inquiéter […]

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France: Crise de l’énergie : En attendant de passer aux LED, Rennes a éteint les façades des bâtiments majestueux

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 13, 2022
  • Uncategorized

La capitale bretonne a inscrit dix bâtiments au championnat de France des économies d’énergies dont le palmarès est dévoilé ce mardi Source: Crise de l’énergie : En attendant de passer aux LED, Rennes a éteint les […]

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Toronto at 3:00 am – Issue 17 | The Local

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 13, 2022
  • Uncategorized

In this city’s quietest hour, the people who are awake are awake for a reason. From international student security guards to crisis line volunteers, from DJs building fun in an unfun city to palliative care […]

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France: Lourdes – La ville fait le choix de réduire l’éclairage public

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 12, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Depuis le 9 décembre, la ville de Lourdes a mis en application des mesures pour réduire son éclairage public. Source: Lourdes – La ville fait le choix de réduire l’éclairage public

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Brown University Students Examine How Noise Pollution Disproportionately Affects Some Providence Neighborhoods – ecoRI News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 12, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Imran Dharamsi, a junior at Brown University, was a little bit shocked the first time he walked over the India Point Park Bridge and heard the rush of traffic. Source: Brown University Students Examine How […]

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France: La Biennale des imaginaires numériques explore les mystères qui peuplent nos nuits

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 12, 2022
  • Uncategorized

La nuit, ses rêves et ses cauchemars sont au cœur de la troisième édition de l’événement. Source: La Biennale des imaginaires numériques explore les mystères qui peuplent nos nuits

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US: Cook County festival aims to capitalize on its world-class dark skies – Minnesota Reformer

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 10, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Northern Minnesota boasts some of the most pristine night skies in the entire United States. Source: Cook County festival aims to capitalize on its world-class dark skies – Minnesota Reformer

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“Les festivals lumière continueront à faire société” (Mark Burton-Page) – Lyon Capitale

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 9, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Mark Burton-Page, directeur général du réseau international des villes sur l’éclairage urbain, est l’invité de 6 minutes chrono. “Lyon est un peu la mère de tous les festivals lumière dans le monde.” L’énoncé n’est pas celui […]

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Megacities out-shine the moon in coastal environments says first quantification of artificial light at night | Envirotec

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on December 9, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Source: Megacities out-shine the moon in coastal environments says first quantification of artificial light at night | Envirotec

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Media Links

  • Light pollution (1/2): “the extinction of nighttime public lighting has no effect on delinquency, opposition is linked to a feeling of insecurity” – Veritas News

    April 19, 2026
  • 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

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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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