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New Orleans: Mayor Cantrell announces Office of Nighttime Economy and its new director

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

The New Orleans mayor announced the Office of Nighttime Economy and its new director on Monday Source: Mayor Cantrell announces Office of Nighttime Economy and its new director

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UK: Lifeline for night-time businesses in Nottingham as city council decides to scrap levy – Nottinghamshire Live

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

The scheme was introduced in 2014 and effects more than 100 businesses across the city Source: Lifeline for night-time businesses in Nottingham as city council decides to scrap levy – Nottinghamshire Live

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German cities are advocating for the night – NIGHTTIME.ORG

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

In the last year, since the pandemic, eight new nighttime advocates have been appointed across Germany. Stuttgart, Osnabrück, Leipzig, München, Dortmund and Wiesbadenread morearrow_forward_ios Source: German cities are advocating for the night – NIGHTTIME.ORG

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Ukraine police patrol dark night time streets, seeking curfew violators | Reuters

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 8, 2022
  • Uncategorized

When night falls in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, just 20 km (12 miles) from the front line with Russia, police officers cruise through the dark and empty streets, looking for curfew violators, thieves and […]

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Spain: Interesados por la seguridad nocturna de las mujeres, pero no mucho

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 8, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Resulta llamativo que algunas de esas voces recientemente preocupadas por la seguridad nocturna de las mujeres resten, sin embargo, credibilidad a la ola de pinchazos en las discotecas y festivales que estamos viviendo Source: Interesados […]

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France: Éclairage public à Thouars : « On voit la différence ! »

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 7, 2022
  • Uncategorized

L’extinction nocturne de l’éclairage public à Thouars, sollicitée depuis la fin du mois de juin 2022, fait déjà des heureux dans la ville. Source: Éclairage public à Thouars : « On voit la différence ! […]

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France: Nuits boulonnaise : bientôt une nouvelle charte sur la qualité de la vie nocturne – La Voix du Nord

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 7, 2022
  • Uncategorized

La violence des rixes survenues ces derniers mois en sortie de discothèque pèse sur l’image des nuits boulonnaises. La ville en a conscience, et s’apprête à signer une nouvelle charte. D’autres communes sont allées plus […]

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Mexico: La Jornada – Sobrevive sólo una de 12 discotecas que operaban en Cuernavaca en 2009

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 7, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Source: La Jornada – Sobrevive sólo una de 12 discotecas que operaban en Cuernavaca en 2009

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Spain: Lo que pasa en la noche sevillana, no se queda en la noche – Revista Mercurio

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 7, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Durante todo el mes de agosto se proyectará sobre la fachada sur de la torre un vídeo en gran formato, mapping, dedicado a Alfonso X. Otro espectáculo para la Source: Lo que pasa en la […]

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France: Astronomie. Strasbourg, la ville qui rebranche les étoiles

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

Strasbourg a décroché la première étoile du label Villes et villages étoilés en 2021. C’est la seule ville de plus de 200 000 habitants à avoir raflé le titre, grâce à des mesures pour réduire […]

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Media Links

  • Cities turn streetlights red to protect nocturnal ecosystems | PBS News

    April 22, 2026
  • Mexico: Regresa la vida nocturna: Culiacán se reactiva tras meses de violenciaGrupo Milenio

    April 22, 2026
  • 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

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  • 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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