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Light Pollution Is Destroying the Environment – The Atlantic

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 24, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Beneath the surface of one of Germany’s deepest lakes, researchers are studying the hidden effects of artificial light. Source: Light Pollution Is Destroying the Environment – The Atlantic

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UK: Shining a light on creativity in Leeds

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 23, 2019
  • Uncategorized

A confluence of art and biology forms part of University’s Light Night offering this year. Source: University of Leeds | News > Arts & Culture > Shining a light on creativity in Leeds

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Why Dublin needs a night mayor – and how to make it work – Fora

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 22, 2019
  • Uncategorized

High-profile closures and relocations have given rise to a narrative of a city losing its identity. Source: Why Dublin needs a night mayor – and how to make it work – Fora

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UK: The dark side of Newcastle’s nightlife: How criminals have brought shame on city’s party spots – Chronicle Live

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 22, 2019
  • Uncategorized

As police warn drug dealers to stay out of our city, we take a look at some of the criminals who have brought shame on our famous party spots Source: The dark side of Newcastle’s […]

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New Zealand: ‘I pull out my hair in taxis to leave DNA’: Women feel unsafe at night | Stuff.co.nz

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 22, 2019
  • Uncategorized

More than half of Kiwi women feel unsafe after dark, a new survey shows. Source: ‘I pull out my hair in taxis to leave DNA’: Women feel unsafe at night | Stuff.co.nz

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La Chine encourage la vie nocturne et les activités nocturnes pour stimuler l’économie – News 24

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 21, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Vue de nuit de la route de Nanjing à Shanghai. zhuyufang | iStock | Getty Images BEIJING – Le gouvernement chinois encourage les entreprises et les districts locaux à développer… Read More → Source: La […]

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There’s too much artificial light at night to see stars. That’s a problem – The Boston Globe

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 21, 2019
  • Uncategorized

More than the cost to human health, the ecological impact, and the blinding of astrology, is our spiritual connection to the night sky. Source: There’s too much artificial light at night to see stars. That’s […]

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Portlanders encouraged to go ‘lights out’ tonight; the birds will thank you | KATU

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 21, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Glance skyward on a clear, moonless night while in downtown Portland. What do you see? Perhaps you’ll see a handful of the brightest stars poking out from the glare of the city’s lights, but otherwise, […]

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UK: Cap on pubs could be introduced in Durham city as council looks to squash drink problem – Chronicle Live

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 21, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Durham County Council is considering plans for a special policy in Durham city that could limit the number of licenced premises Source: Cap on pubs could be introduced in Durham city as council looks to […]

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China | ‘Night economy’ pushed in Greater Bay Area | Article

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 21, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Young people like to go to bed late and order food online Source: Asia Times | ‘Night economy’ pushed in Greater Bay Area | Article

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  • 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
  • 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

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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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