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Nocturnal experiences

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 20, 2025
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The billion-dollar night-time economy awakens to a host of new outdoor events boosting its allure. Source: Nocturnal experiences

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France: A Marseille, la fermeture des épiceries de nuit prolongée d’un mois – Libération

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 19, 2025
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Pour lutter contre des «troubles à l’ordre public», la préfecture de police a étendu d’un mois l’arrêté imposant aux épiciers du centre-ville la fermeture nocturne. Ces derniers dénoncent un grave danger pour leurs commerces et […]

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why is delhi hot: Hot after hours: Why Delhi won’t chill at night anymore – The Economic Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 19, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Delhi residents are experiencing scorching nights due to the urban heat island effect, with April recording unusually high minimum temperatures. Experts attribute this to concretization, shrinking green spaces, and thermally poor construction materials. This night-time […]

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This Company Wants to Bring Modern Night Trains to the U.S.—Here’s How It Could Change Domestic Travel

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 19, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Lunatrain is dreaming up express, non-stop service on sleeper trains to major cities in North America. Source: This Company Wants to Bring Modern Night Trains to the U.S.—Here’s How It Could Change Domestic Travel

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Nearly 80 per cent believe Dublin’s nightlife is poorer than other cities, survey shows

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 19, 2025
  • Uncategorized

r Source: Nearly 80 per cent believe Dublin’s nightlife is poorer than other cities, survey shows

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US: Starry skies, natural darkness: Fighting light pollution in Western Mass – The Shoestring

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 19, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Northampton Night Fest aims to celebrate dark skies and join advocates calls for responsible light use. Source: Starry skies, natural darkness: Fighting light pollution in Western Mass – The Shoestring

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NYC Bars Struggle to Get 4 A.M. Liquor Licenses, Forcing Earlier Last Calls – The New York Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 17, 2025
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France: Pourquoi certaines villes rallument les lampadaires la nuit

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 16, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Salvatrices pour le vivant ou néfastes pour la sécurité, les politiques d’extinction de l’éclairage public divisent, au point que des communes font déjà marche arrière. Pourtant, ces deux aspirations ne sont pas irréconciliables. Source: Pourquoi […]

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Ireland: Fourteen projects get grants in bid to boost Sligo’s night-time economy | Irish Independent

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 16, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Fourteen projects have been awarded grant funding to bring life to Sligo’s night-time economy. Source: Fourteen projects get grants in bid to boost Sligo’s night-time economy | Irish Independent

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Vietnam: Développer une économie nocturne digne de ce nom

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 15, 2025
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Le projet de développement économique nocturne publié par le Comité populaire de la ville en 2020 constitue la base sur laquelle les départements, les branches et les localités se concentrent pour mettre en œuvre de […]

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  • Caen, France – Tapage nocturne, alcool sur la voie publique, délinquance routière… Une nuit avec les policiers municipaux de Caen

    May 23, 2026
  • France: Cambriolages et “sentiment d’insécurité” : une nouvelle ville de l’Oise rallume son éclairage public la nuit

    May 21, 2026
  • France – Schiltigheim. Éclairage nocturne : la commune ne suivra pas l’exemple de Strasbourg, voici pourquoi

    May 21, 2026
  • Varsovie interdit la vente d’alcool nocturne : la capitale sera-t-elle plus sûre ? | Euronews

    May 21, 2026
  • Denmark Just Switched Off White Streetlights and Turned a Road Red to Solve a Nighttime Urban Crisis Most Cities Still Ignore

    May 20, 2026
  • France: Face aux nuisances nocturnes, la Ville de Besançon annonce de nouvelles mesures de sécurité au square Saint-Amour – ICI

    May 20, 2026
  • France – La mairie de Toulouse condamnée : elle n’avait pas contraint les commerces à éteindre leur lumière la nuit

    May 20, 2026
  • 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

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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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