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Melbourne leading growth in Australia’s night time economy – The Shout

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 17, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Research shows that Melbourne lead growth in the $134 billion Australian night time economy for 2017-2018. Advertisement Source: Melbourne leading growth in Australia’s night time economy – The Shout

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Why are Philadelphia office towers all lit up at night? We shed some light.

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 17, 2019
  • Uncategorized

The most sophisticated energy-efficiency measures are only as good as the people managing the buildings. Philadelphia city government has a plan to address that. Source: Why are Philadelphia office towers all lit up at night? […]

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UK: Preston Wins Night-Life Award For Seventh Year Running – Preston Hub

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 17, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Preston’s nightlife has been awarded the Purple Flag for the seventh year running. The Purple Flag award, judged and distributed by the Association of Town & City Centre Management, recognises towns and cities with vibrant, […]

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The 50 cities taking part in the World’s Big Sleep Out have been revealed

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 17, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Our charitable arm The Big Issue Foundation will be hosting the Kia Oval Cricket Ground event alongside Social Bite’s global ‘Live Aid of homelessness’ on December 7 Source: The 50 cities taking part in the […]

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France: Saint-Brieuc. À quoi sert la nouvelle charte pour les bars du centre-ville ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 14, 2019
  • Uncategorized

La maire, la police nationale et les représentants des bars et discothèques ont signé cette charte de la vie nocturne, qui avait été annoncée en mai 2018. Source: Saint-Brieuc. À quoi sert la nouvelle charte […]

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FEMINA: Éteignez-moi cet éclairage public! – Vivre – tdg.ch

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 14, 2019
  • Uncategorized

L’arrêt des illuminations des rues durant la nuit séduit de plus en plus afin d’arrêter la pollution lumineuse. Source: FEMINA: Éteignez-moi cet éclairage public! – Vivre – tdg.ch

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What light pollution is and what we can do about it

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 14, 2019
  • Uncategorized

It’s not like you could just flip a switch and… oh. Source: What light pollution is and what we can do about it

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Dublin ‘needs night mayor to end cultural crisis’ | Ireland | The Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 14, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Source: Dublin ‘needs night mayor to end cultural crisis’ | Ireland | The Times

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The bizarre social history of beds

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 14, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Source: The bizarre social history of beds

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Food and fun boost Melbourne’s night-time economy | Mirage News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 14, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Source: Food and fun boost Melbourne’s night-time economy | Mirage News

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Media Links

  • 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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