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US: Palo Alto council presses for stricter ‘dark sky’ law – Palo Alto Online

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

Seeking to dim light pollution and restore the natural aura of the night sky, Palo Alto’s elected leaders signaled support on Monday for a law that would regulate brightness levels in outdoor fixtures and establish […]

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France – Pollution lumineuse : une proposition de loi relance le débat sur l’interdiction…

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

Source: Pollution lumineuse : une proposition de loi relance le débat sur l’interdiction…

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Canal UNED – Sombras de la noche: análisis de la precariedad nocturna en espacios urbanos

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

Source: Canal UNED – Sombras de la noche: análisis de la precariedad nocturna en espacios urbanos

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California Bill Would Let Cities Extend Last Call to 4 a.m. in Some Downtown Areas | KQED

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

In the “hospitality zones,” venues could keep the liquor flowing for up to two hours beyond the state-mandated 2 a.m. cutoff as part of an effort to revitalize downtown districts. Source: California Bill Would Let […]

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France: L’éclairage public rétabli la nuit dans cette ville de l’Aisne

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

En ce mois d’avril 2025, l’éclairage public nocturne est de retour dans tous les quartiers de Soissons (Aisne). Une évolution rendue possible grâce à un système led intelligent. Source: L’éclairage public rétabli la nuit dans […]

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Vietnam: Rues nocturnes, marchés nocturnes : aucune différence, difficile de survivre

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

Rues nocturnes, marchés nocturnes : aucune différence, difficile de survivre Source: Rues nocturnes, marchés nocturnes : aucune différence, difficile de survivre

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France – Energie, sécurité : l’éclairage nocturne « s’adapte aux besoins » à La Roche-sur-Yon

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

Pendant un an, un groupe d’une quarantaine d’habitants ont participé à l’élaboration d’un nouveau plan de l’éclairage public à l’occasion des Assises de l’environnement à La Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée). La lumière en ville a été passée […]

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London mayor gets new powers to revive capital’s ailing nightlife | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima

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

London mayor Sadiq Khan will get more powers to cut red tape that is “stifling” pubs, clubs and restaurants and holding back the UK capital’s flagging night-time economy, the government announced on Friday. Khan will […]

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Mexico: PROPONEN REFLEXIÓN ESCÉNICA SOBRE LA NOCHE Y LA DESCONEXIÓN DIGITAL  | Secretaría de Cultura | Gobierno | gob.mx

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 3, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: PROPONEN REFLEXIÓN ESCÉNICA SOBRE LA NOCHE Y LA DESCONEXIÓN DIGITAL  | Secretaría de Cultura | Gobierno | gob.mx

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Vietnam: Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville souhaite ouvrir les musées la nuit pour développer l’économie nocturne.

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 2, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Dans un contexte de concurrence de plus en plus féroce sur le marché du tourisme, Hô Chi Minh-Ville met activement en œuvre des activités promotionnelles et développe des produits touristiques uniques pour améliorer l’expérience et […]

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Media Links

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

    February 10, 2026
  • Argentina: Cómo convertir horas “muertas” en ventas adicionales en la tienda y el surtidor? – Surtidores.com.ar

    February 9, 2026
  • Teatro Nacional y Palacio Nacional amplían horario hasta las 3 de la mañana – Noticias de El Salvador

    February 9, 2026
  • Jimmy Kimmel Music Cutbacks Highlight Decline of Late-Night Live Music

    February 6, 2026
  • Exposition : “La Nuit” d’Armand Luciani – Bibliothèque Universitaire – Corti

    February 5, 2026
  • Reopening Montreal concert venue La Tulipe won’t be easy, owners say | Montreal Gazette

    February 5, 2026
  • Ciudad Ho Chi Minh impulsa el desarrollo del turismo nocturno

    February 4, 2026
  • After dark: The successes and challenges of night shift workers – Scot Scoop News

    February 3, 2026
  • China: Proven Night-time Economy Framework | After-Dark Activation & Night Tourism

    February 2, 2026
  • France – La Rochelle : la Ville fait évoluer son dispositif concernant l’éclairage public, ce qu’il faut savoir

    January 31, 2026
  • London Nightlife Taskforce | UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

    January 31, 2026
  • Urban Nightscapes and the Anthropocene – The Metropole

    January 26, 2026
  • La vie nocturne de Bruxelles en danger : un manifeste appelle à la soutenir

    January 26, 2026
  • A New Generation Gives Up Alcohol but Not the Party – The New York Times

    January 25, 2026
  • Italy: À Trapani, les citoyens obtiennent gain de cause devant les tribunaux contre le chaos de la vie nocturne.

    January 24, 2026
  • France: La Rochelle : dans la nuit des sans-abri, quand la ville ne brille plus

    January 24, 2026
  • How a Small City in Florida Became the Only Certified DarkSky International Community in the Southeast – Garden & Gun

    January 23, 2026
  • Entre cenas, reuniones clandestinas y crímenes violentos: así era la vida nocturna en la antigua Roma

    January 20, 2026
  • UwUAfterDark: la serie de fiestas cosplay nocturnas que conquista la vida geek en Colombia – Infobae

    January 18, 2026
  • Éclairage nocturne : allier sécurité, durabilité et obscurité | WSP

    January 13, 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/

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

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