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Feminist cities: What it feels like to be a woman navigating urban spaces – Vox

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 13, 2020
  • Uncategorized

From woeful public transportation to dimly lighted streets, urban areas consistently fail women. As we rethink the safety of cities, could we rebuild them with women more in mind? Source: Feminist cities: What it feels […]

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France: Municipales. A Montpellier, Droit au Sommeil interpelle les candidats | Métropolitain

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 12, 2020
  • Uncategorized

L’association des riverains de l’Ecusson milite pour retrouver, le soir, un centre-ville apaisé… Elle s’inspire du confinement pour exiger un engagement fort des candidats. Source: Municipales. A Montpellier, Droit au Sommeil interpelle les candidats | […]

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France: Concerts, marchés nocturnes… comment la ville de Hyères maintient ses animations cet été – Var-Matin

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 12, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Une moto sono mobile pour mettre de l’ambiance tout en évitant les rassemblements.C’est l’une des solutions retenues par la Ville pour créer une atmosphère agréable pour la Fête de la musique du 21 juin.L’accent est […]

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Into the night: Chinese cities encourage businesses to extend operating hours to stimulate economy – Global Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 12, 2020
  • Uncategorized

To recover from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, several Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, have begun promoting night-time cultural activities such as night tour in museums and bookstores for residents and tourists. […]

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Toward an Equitable Dark Sky Movement | International Dark-Sky Association

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 12, 2020
  • Uncategorized

The following statement was approved by the IDA Board of Directors on June 11, 2020. Black lives matter.  The brutal killing of George Floyd, the racist reaction to black birder, Christian Cooper in Central Park, […]

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Why the pleasure and meaning of mingling in bars can’t be matched by a table for 2

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 12, 2020
  • Uncategorized

If bars are forced to restrict people’s movement in our post-coronavirus pandemic world, they will lose some some of their most important social functions. Source: Why the pleasure and meaning of mingling in bars can’t […]

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Coronavirus: What will a night out be like after lockdown? – BBC News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 12, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Pubs, bars and clubs are having to change because of Covid-19. But what will a night out feel like? Source: Coronavirus: What will a night out be like after lockdown? – BBC News

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UK: Lambeth Council’s Local Economy Hardship Fund | Lambeth Council

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 10, 2020
  • Uncategorized

The Lambeth Local Economy Hardship Fund will provide £4.2m in grant support over 370 organisations, including independent hospitality businesses such as restaurants, pubs, cafes, clubs and music venues, cultural organisations, charities, market traders and businesses […]

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France: Déconfinement : à Bagnères-de-Bigorre, “c’était Chicago toutes les nuits” – ladepeche.fr

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 10, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Source: Déconfinement : à Bagnères-de-Bigorre, “c’était Chicago toutes les nuits” – ladepeche.fr

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Le Conseil de nuit de Montréal entend mettre à l’ordre du jour les préoccupations des oiseaux nocturnes | Le Devoir

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 10, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Ses membres ont l’intention de se pencher sur les besoins en transport, voire des besoins en garderie. Source: Le Conseil de nuit de Montréal entend mettre à l’ordre du jour les préoccupations des oiseaux nocturnes […]

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  • 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
  • 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

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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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