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Ireland: Cork City to use energy saving LED lights to ensure merry and bright Christmas | Lovin.ie

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 5, 2022
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Header image via Reddit/ElectroDaveMusicAs the energy crisis prevails, there have been frenzied whisperings that we’d have “no lights at all” this Christmas – the perfect dreary backdrop to the trudge of a year that has […]

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Colombia: Bogotá 24 horas, la apuesta de la ciudad por dinamizar su economía nocturna | Qué Pasa

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 5, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Bogotá, 3 nov (EFE).- Con la estrategia Bogotá Productiva 24 Horas, la capital colombiana está haciendo una apuesta por convertirse en una “ciudad segura, Source: Bogotá 24 horas, la apuesta de la ciudad por dinamizar […]

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Belgium: Houyet et Gedinne n’éteignent pas l’éclairage public la nuit : les bourgmestres s’expliquent – rtbf.be

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 5, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Source: Houyet et Gedinne n’éteignent pas l’éclairage public la nuit : les bourgmestres s’expliquent – rtbf.be

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Amplify: The coming darkness puts a spotlight on women’s safety – The Globe and Mail

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 5, 2022
  • Uncategorized

In this issue of Amplify, guest editor Domini Clark talks about how shorter days affect women’s commutes Source: Amplify: The coming darkness puts a spotlight on women’s safety – The Globe and Mail

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US: Nighttime Adventurers – 24HourNation

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 5, 2022
  • Uncategorized

24HourNation monitors new things to do, see or savor in America’s top nighttime destinations. Do you also like to do what’s new? Source: Nighttime Adventurers – 24HourNation

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France – Lot : à Figeac, des commerçants cambriolés mettent en cause l’extinction nocturne de l’éclairage public – ladepeche.fr

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Source: Lot : à Figeac, des commerçants cambriolés mettent en cause l’extinction nocturne de l’éclairage public – ladepeche.fr

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Extinction des lumières la nuit : « On a dix ans de retard » – Le Parisien

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Dès ce mardi 1er novembre, bureaux et commerces parisiens devront éteindre la lumière en fin de journée, tandis que d’autres villes, par sou Source: Extinction des lumières la nuit : « On a dix ans de retard » – […]

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De plus en plus de communes franciliennes coupent l’éclairage public la nuit pour préserver leurs finances

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Source: De plus en plus de communes franciliennes coupent l’éclairage public la nuit pour préserver leurs finances

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UK: Liverpool City Council consultation to remove late-night levy

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2022
  • Uncategorized

There have been calls for Liverpool City Council to abolish its late-night levy, in response to a consultation on removing it. Source: Liverpool City Council consultation to remove late-night levy

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Australia: Demand for First Adelaide Night Mayor Builds Steam

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 1, 2022
  • Uncategorized

The need for a Night Mayor in Adelaide has increased as more people enter the CBD after dark than before the pandemic. Source: Demand for First Adelaide Night Mayor Builds Steam

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  • France: Personnes ivres et regroupements la nuit : ce maire de l’Oise prend des mesures fortes

    April 21, 2026
  • France: Basic Fit H24, épicerie, resto nocturne… La nuit existe-t-elle encore en ville ?

    April 21, 2026
  • 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

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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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