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Gen Z’s passion for live performances drives nighttime consumption in Shanghai | South China Morning Post

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

In its Night Economy 2.0 initiative, the city government has announced a series of events dubbed ‘Wonderful Night Shanghai’. Source: Gen Z’s passion for live performances drives nighttime consumption in Shanghai | South China Morning […]

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Le Royaume-Uni en quête d’une renaissance nocturne – Le Singulier

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

Alors que les clubs britanniques subissent une vague de fermetures, les pouvoirs publics et les professionnels tentent de réinventer une vie nocturne en perte de vitesse. La scène clubbing britannique traverse une période de mutation […]

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Sydney’s aggressive nightlife push is inspiring other countries – Sydney Travel Guide

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 8, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Having a minister or specific body dedicated to nightlife (and only nightlife) is clearly the way forward for cities who want to build up their hugely Source: Sydney’s aggressive nightlife push is inspiring other countries […]

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NTIA Scotland says night time economy at serious risk

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 8, 2025
  • Uncategorized

NTIA Scotland has published its manifesto calling for a coherent strategy for the night-time economy. Source: NTIA Scotland says night time economy at serious risk

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Earlybirds Club, a dance party for ‘middle aged-ish’ women, is headed to Philadelphia

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 8, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Many describe the party – which ends at an appropriate 10 p.m. – as a form of therapy and a rare chance to exhale and reconnect. Source: Earlybirds Club, a dance party for ‘middle aged-ish’ […]

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Reimagine liveable cities by integrating dynamic and human-centred lighting – Architect and Interiors India

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 8, 2025
  • Uncategorized

How can urban lighting be designed to flexibly adapt to different uses, provide a sense of safety, minimise environmental impact – and at the same time create a place-based experience that resonates emotionally? This was […]

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City forms ‘Night Council’ committee to revive Berkeley nightlife | City Government | dailycal.org

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 8, 2025
  • Uncategorized

At its regular meeting July 29, the Berkeley City Council approved the formation of the Nightlife Subcommittee, intended to develop the framework of a future nightlife council that will work Source: City forms ‘Night Council’ […]

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NITIES Interreg Project | Galway City Council

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 6, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Galway City Council is proud to partner on NITIES, an interregional approach to managing the night-time economies across the EU. Source: NITIES Interreg Project | Galway City Council

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Gen Z shift, high costs force UK nightclubs to reinvent

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 5, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Is the party over?The capital remains an “exciting” city, 25-year-old Carys Bromley who recently moved to London from the island of Guernsey, told AFP.”There’s a lot of parties, clubs, and a big nightlife. Source: Gen […]

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France: « En temps normal, je n’oserais pas venir avec le ventre si découvert » : entre femmes, des soirées plus libérées

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 5, 2025
  • Uncategorized

« Le sens de la fête » (2/6). En vogue depuis le mouvement #MeToo, le concept des soirées exclusivement féminines essaime partout en France et permet aux « bringueuses » de relâcher leur vigilance. Source: « En temps normal, je […]

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  • Caen, France – Tapage nocturne, alcool sur la voie publique, délinquance routière… Une nuit avec les policiers municipaux de Caen

    May 23, 2026
  • France: Cambriolages et “sentiment d’insécurité” : une nouvelle ville de l’Oise rallume son éclairage public la nuit

    May 21, 2026
  • France – Schiltigheim. Éclairage nocturne : la commune ne suivra pas l’exemple de Strasbourg, voici pourquoi

    May 21, 2026
  • Varsovie interdit la vente d’alcool nocturne : la capitale sera-t-elle plus sûre ? | Euronews

    May 21, 2026
  • Denmark Just Switched Off White Streetlights and Turned a Road Red to Solve a Nighttime Urban Crisis Most Cities Still Ignore

    May 20, 2026
  • France: Face aux nuisances nocturnes, la Ville de Besançon annonce de nouvelles mesures de sécurité au square Saint-Amour – ICI

    May 20, 2026
  • France – La mairie de Toulouse condamnée : elle n’avait pas contraint les commerces à éteindre leur lumière la nuit

    May 20, 2026
  • China’s Night Boom | TVF International | Screenings | C21Media

    May 14, 2026
  • ¿Puede la iluminación urbana favorecer la movilidad activa en las ciudades? Nuevas evidencias sitúan la luz como factor urbano relevante – smartlighting

    May 14, 2026
  • France – Strasbourg. Le retour de l’éclairage public presque partout la nuit

    May 13, 2026
  • Hanoï se positionne comme la « ville de la découverte de la culture nocturne » de la région.

    May 12, 2026
  • France: Éclairage public : décalage de l’extinction à minuit – Ville de Tournefeuille

    May 12, 2026
  • Más allá de las discotecas: la nueva economía nocturna de la capital – Diario Libre

    May 9, 2026
  • Barcelona reduce a la mitad las patrullas policiales las noches de fin de semana: «Es cuando más se necesita»

    May 7, 2026
  • À quelle heure éteindre les lampadaires pour protéger la biodiversité ?

    May 7, 2026
  • ‘Nobody’s going out!’ Why is Britain’s nightlife in such decline – and can anything save it?

    May 6, 2026
  • France: Charte de la vie nocturne | Les établissements de nuit du Morbihan labellisés “Label night” – Actus – Actualités – Les services de l’État en Morbihan

    May 5, 2026
  • Colombia: FILBo 2026 abre espacio para debatir la economía cultural y la vida nocturna en Bogotá – HSB NOTICIAS

    May 4, 2026
  • Travelers plan trips around after-dark experiences

    May 4, 2026
  • Kansas City: How a morning dance party offers sober party vibe

    May 2, 2026

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Night Time Economy

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

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Investigating art and politics in urban space

The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

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Thinking about place and power - a site written and curated by Stuart Elden

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exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

Armando Silva

Just another WordPress.com weblog

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Urban Sound Space

researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

C'est toi ma Ville

Mon regard sur Montréal

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Laboratório de Prática de Ensino para professores de Geografia

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

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