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‘City that never sleeps’: Hyderabad’s night economy gets a bold policy push; 24×7 open zones planned

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 15, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Hyderabad is poised to become India’s first 24×7 economic powerhouse with a comprehensive night-time economy framework. The city plans to appoint a night mayor, establish a night-time economy authority, and create a digital registry to […]

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Financial districts by day, party zones by night? Report rethinks future of urban night-time economies | News | Building Design

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 15, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Creative studio Bompas and Parr explores how architecture, planning and adaptive reuse could support night-time economies amid widespread concern over venue closures Source: Financial districts by day, party zones by night? Report rethinks future of […]

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‘City that never sleeps’: Hyderabad’s night economy gets a bold policy push; 24×7 open zones planned | Hyderabad News – Times of India

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 13, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Hyderabad is poised to become India’s first 24×7 economic powerhouse with a comprehensive night-time economy framework. The city plans to appoint a ni Source: ‘City that never sleeps’: Hyderabad’s night economy gets a bold policy […]

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France – Périgueux : la Ville passe à l’éclairage intelligent par télégestion – Dordogne Libre

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 11, 2025
  • Uncategorized

La municipalité prévoit cet investissement dans la limite du budget déjà alloué à l’éclairage de 150 000 euros par an. Rémi Philippon La Ville poursuit la modification de son système d’éclairage public qu’elle avait entamée avec l’extinction […]

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Vietnam: Sa Pa se concentre sur le développement de produits de tourisme nocturne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 11, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Afin de diversifier les produits et de prolonger le séjour des touristes, visant à accueillir environ 5,8 millions de visiteurs d’ici 2025, Sa Pa (Lao Cai) se concentre sur le développement d’activités touristiques nocturnes attrayantes […]

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Toronto to hire new dedicated nightlife project manager · News ⟋ RA

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 11, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Canada’s largest city is seeking a new “ambassador and facilitator of Toronto’s vibrant night economy.” Source: Toronto to hire new dedicated nightlife project manager · News ⟋ RA

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Mannheim, Cologne Offer Subsidized Taxi Rides to Improve Women’s Safety – Bloomberg

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 10, 2025
  • Uncategorized

As violence against women rises, cities like Mannheim are subsidizing night cabs for women. Source: Mannheim, Cologne Offer Subsidized Taxi Rides to Improve Women’s Safety – Bloomberg

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Spain: “Los clubs también son cultura”: el ocio nocturno gallego reclama su sitio en la industria cultural

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 9, 2025
  • Uncategorized

A Coruña será en 2026 la capital del ocio nocturno en España, al acoger la Conferencia Nacional del Sector del Ocio y los Espectáculos y la IX Gala de los Premios Recicla la NocheTe puede […]

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France: La Ville de Besançon lance une campagne pour une vie nocturne plus sûre et responsable • macommune.info

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 7, 2025
  • Uncategorized

La Ville de Besançon a lancé le 4 juillet 2025 une nouvelle campagne de sensibilisation à destination des jeunes de 12 à 30 ans, dans le cadre de son plan d Source: La Ville de […]

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Kestrel Nest becomes first ‘dark-sky’ lodging in Australia – ABC News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 7, 2025
  • Uncategorized

A lodging in New South Wales has become the first to be internationally recognised as “dark-sky” accommodation, where visitors can take in the wonders of a clear night sky with little light pollution. Source: Kestrel […]

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  • Quebec stores can soon stay open late on weekends. Will they want to? | Montreal Gazette

    March 2, 2026
  • La Rue des Livres à Hô Chi Minh-Ville s’illumine pour la 3e Fête du livre et de la culture nocturne

    February 27, 2026
  • New research shows shifts in Amsterdam’s nightlife: Social and cultural aspects are most valued, nightlife is not declining

    February 27, 2026
  • France – Municipales 2026 : l’extinction nocturne de l’éclairage augmente-t-elle vraiment la délinquance ?

    February 26, 2026
  • Spain: El Ocio nocturno propone consejerías propias y un ministerio de la noche

    February 26, 2026
  • Nice la nuit : médecins, carnavaliers et artistes au cœur de Grands Reportages sur TF1

    February 22, 2026
  • PRIX COAL 2026 : La Nuit – COAL

    February 19, 2026
  • Vietnam: Da Nang et le rêve d’une « ville qui ne dort jamais »

    February 18, 2026
  • São Paulo rallume la nuit: le centre-ville devient une machine à bars, rooftops et fêtes jusqu’à l’aube

    February 18, 2026
  • How “sunlight on demand” could erase darkness

    February 18, 2026
  • France: Extinction nocturne des enseignes lumineuses : les villes jouent la carte de la pédagogie

    February 17, 2026
  • Brazil: Vie nocturne à São Paulo: la ville qui refuse de dormir et transforme son centre en machine à fêtes

    February 17, 2026
  • La noche, motor del consumo urbano chino – DangDai – DangDai

    February 14, 2026
  • France: Arras. Les bars et restaurants pourront fermer à 2 heures au lieu d’1 heure du matin – Oise Hebdo

    February 14, 2026
  • France: Rennes après le coucher du soleil : évolution de l’économie nocturne et point de vue des entrepreneurs – Rennes Infos Autrement

    February 14, 2026
  • Pourquoi le tourisme nocturne pourrait transformer votre manière de voir le monde – Geo.fr

    February 14, 2026
  • Call for papers: ICNS.LX – International Conference on Night Studies

    February 14, 2026
  • Cais do Sodré, histoire d’un quartier où la nuit gouvernait Lisbonne – Portugal.fr

    February 12, 2026
  • Mitigating the environmental and ecological impacts of evolving city-scale streetlighting installations | Journal of The Royal Society Interface | The Royal Society

    February 12, 2026
  • Montreal mayor open to helping La Tulipe, protecting other venues | Montreal Gazette

    February 10, 2026

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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/

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the culture(s) of cities... space, time and urban everyday life

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