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Japan: People get 10 minutes more sleep per day in 2020 amid pandemic: study

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 22, 2021
  • Uncategorized

An average daily sleeping time in 14 countries including Japan increased nearly 10 minutes in 2020 from the previous year, as people spent more time at home instead of staying out late at night under […]

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Seattle: To guard migratory birds, city plans to cut its artificial lighting that can fatally distract flocks | The Seattle Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 22, 2021
  • Uncategorized

Source: To guard migratory birds, city plans to cut its artificial lighting that can fatally distract flocks | The Seattle Times

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États-Unis : la ville de New-York retrouve sa vie nocturne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 20, 2021
  • Uncategorized

Aux États-Unis, plus de 100 millions de doses de vaccin contre le Covid-19 ont déjà été administrées. Le président Joe Biden a fixé la fin mai pour un retour à la vie normale. Mais à […]

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France: Sécurité à Saint-Denis : il n’y aura plus de médiateurs de nuit à partir du mois de juillet | Actu Seine-Saint-Denis

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 20, 2021
  • Uncategorized

Jeudi 18 mars 2021, la ville de Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) a annoncé la dissolution du GIP médiation nocturne en juillet 2021. Les effectifs de nuit veillait à la sécurité. Source: Sécurité à Saint-Denis : il n’y […]

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Les boîtes de nuit luttent pour leur survie | Coronavirus | Radio-Canada.ca

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 20, 2021
  • Uncategorized

Elles ont fêté un an de fermeture à cause de la pandémie et elles s’attendent à être les dernières à rouvrir. Source: Les boîtes de nuit luttent pour leur survie | Coronavirus | Radio-Canada.ca

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Cause and effect: New WSU study indicates why night-shift workers have higher cancer risk | The Spokesman-Review

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 19, 2021
  • Uncategorized

Spokane researchers believe they now have a better idea why night-shift workers are at increased risk of developing certain cancers. For a new study, scientists at WSU Health Sciences Spokane collaborated with Pacific Northwest National […]

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What happened to Londoner Sarah Everard reveals how cities are made by and for men – Vox

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 19, 2021
  • Uncategorized

Everard’s death has sparked a larger conversation about how women can feel safe in cities. Source: What happened to Londoner Sarah Everard reveals how cities are made by and for men – Vox

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US: How Will Bars Bounce Back? – SF Weekly

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 19, 2021
  • Uncategorized

A bevy of proposed laws could help bars, restaurants, and venues spring back to life. The first step? Making outdoor dining permanent. Source: How Will Bars Bounce Back? – SF Weekly

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UK: Suffolk and Norfolk night czar could help pubs and clubs | East Anglian Daily Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 19, 2021
  • Uncategorized

Source: Suffolk and Norfolk night czar could help pubs and clubs | East Anglian Daily Times

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China: The Boring Room Co-Founder Gunknown on Growing Xi’an’s Nightlife Scene + Exclusive Mix

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 19, 2021
  • Uncategorized

Gunknown talks about The Boring Room, his work with NOUS Underground and the opening, and closing, of Xi’an club, Jar Source: The Boring Room Co-Founder Gunknown on Growing Xi’an’s Nightlife Scene + Exclusive Mix

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Media Links

  • Kansas City: How a morning dance party offers sober party vibe

    May 2, 2026
  • Nighttime Imaging Grows Landsat’s Science Value – NASA Science

    April 30, 2026
  • Panama: La vida nocturna: El consumo no despega

    April 28, 2026
  • Vichy, France: Tour de vis sur les trottinettes, charte de la vie nocturne, démocratie locale… A Vichy, les 12 premières mesures du nouveau mandat – La Montagne

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Deux nouvelles communes de l’Oise rallument leur lumière la nuit, dont une après une série de vols

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Flagstaff, AZ Travel Guide: Stargazing, Food & Grand Canyon – AFAR

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Denver may let nightclubs stay open later, but leaves last call unchanged | 9news.com

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Pourquoi après les élections municipales, cette ville du Lot a décidé de rallumer la lumière une heure de plus la nuit ? – ladepeche.fr

    April 27, 2026
  • Beyond Brightness: How Lighting Configuration and Urban Context Shape Nighttime Park Use – ScienceDirect

    April 26, 2026
  • Nocturnal Infrastructure | UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

    April 25, 2026
  • Colombia: Bogotá anuncia millonario apoyo cultural para proyectos en Chapinero

    April 25, 2026
  • France: À Harfleur, l’éclairage nocturne a fait son retour après les municipales… mais à quel coût ?

    April 24, 2026
  • France: “On n’a pas de communes qui nous demandent de rallumer” : le pari réussi de l’extinction nocturne dans la Vienne

    April 24, 2026
  • France: Mouy. La ville rallume les lumières la nuit et supprime des bancs en centre-ville – Oise Hebdo

    April 23, 2026
  • 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

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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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