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The Story of America is a Story of Mattress Stores – CityLab

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 29, 2018
  • Uncategorized

How did America become a nation of mattress stores? Source: The Story of America is a Story of Mattress Stores – CityLab

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Women drivers get extra cover at night – Times of India

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 27, 2018
  • Uncategorized

India Business News: BENGALURU: With women’s safety becoming an increasing concern, especially at night, motor insurers are trying to provide extra cover for female driver. Source: Women drivers get extra cover at night – Times […]

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Nighttime light data reveal how flood protection shapes human proximity to rivers | Science Advances

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 24, 2018
  • Uncategorized

To understand the spatiotemporal changes of flood risk, we need to determine the way in which humans adapt and respond to flood events. One adaptation option consists of resettling away from flood-prone areas to prevent […]

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Chicago reaches smart streetlight milestone – Smart Cities World

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 24, 2018
  • Uncategorized

After one year, the city has installed more than 76,000 lights across all 50 wards as part of a four-year modernisation programme Source: Chicago reaches smart streetlight milestone – Smart Cities World

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Uncovering New York City’s piano bar and cabaret scene

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 24, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Source: Uncovering New York City’s piano bar and cabaret scene

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Designing Club Culture: Don’t Fight It, Feel It | Assemble Papers

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 23, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Born in the 1960s, discothéques were early incubators of experimentation in design, new media and ways of living. From fashion trends to regulations around noise, alcohol and propriety, what resonates above all is how nightlife […]

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Bientôt un “bourgmestre de nuit” à Bruxelles-Ville ? – La Libre

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 22, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Le bourgmestre Philippe Close (PS) se dit favorable à la proposition du CD&V. Source: Bientôt un “bourgmestre de nuit” à Bruxelles-Ville ? – La Libre

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Global Cities After Dark announces UK’s Hayley Child, founder of the Ask For Angela safety scheme – The Music Network

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 22, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Beginning in Child’s hometown of Lincolnshire, UK, the Ask For Angela program has been picked up globally. Source: Global Cities After Dark announces UK’s Hayley Child, founder of the Ask For Angela safety scheme – […]

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France: Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Une manifestation pour redonner un air de fête à la ville

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 19, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Les fêtards réagissent au déclin de la vie nocturne à Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Une manifestation spontanée s’est déroulée samedi 18 août 2018, en début d’après-midi, sur le pont de la Concorde. Source: Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Une manifestation pour redonner un […]

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Sleepless in Hyderbad: City losing sleep to sitcoms, social sites | Hyderabad News – Times of India

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 19, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Binge watching TV shows and movies or scrolling social media sites incessantly seems to be keeping more number of Hyderabadis wide awake at night Source: Sleepless in Hyderbad: City losing sleep to sitcoms, social sites […]

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    June 17, 2026
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    June 16, 2026
  • Le béton parisien stocke la chaleur le jour et la relargue la nuit : 10 degrés d’écart avec la campagne, les urbanistes tirent la sonnette d’alarme

    June 16, 2026
  • France: “Si la ville n’est plus adhérente à cette association, le label tombe automatiquement” : pourquoi cette commune du Lot fait le choix de renoncer aux labels nationaux “Ville fleurie” et “Ville étoilée” – ladepeche.fr

    June 16, 2026
  • Miami: Bares ocultos y exclusividad: nueva vida nocturna | El Nuevo Herald

    June 13, 2026
  • Toulouse: Une grande ville française va instaurer un couvre-feu pour les mineurs lors de matchs « à risque » de la Coupe du monde – Le Soir

    June 11, 2026
  • Izakaya economics: Japan’s traditional night out fights tooth and ale for survival | Japan | The Guardian

    June 9, 2026
  • Ho Chi Minh City seeks to unlock potential of night-time economy

    June 7, 2026
  • Poland: Warsaw expands nighttime alcohol ban in bid to improve public safety

    June 6, 2026
  • UK: Hull Street Angels volunteer to keep people safe at night

    June 5, 2026
  • US: In US first, Petoskey passes rules to crack down on light pollution – Bridge Michigan

    June 5, 2026
  • DIACRITIK Virginie Gautier : L’obscurité si densément peuplée (Recours à la nuit)

    June 4, 2026
  • Germany: El gobierno alemán reclasificará los clubs como espacios culturales para frenar su cierre masivo – – Mixmag Spain

    June 1, 2026
  • Why Indian Cities Need Night Parks: Extending the Right to the City Beyond Sunset

    June 1, 2026
  • France – À Bolbec, l’éclairage public revient progressivement grâce aux LED – Paris Normandie

    May 31, 2026
  • UK: West Midlands Mayor unveils plan to boost night time economy

    May 29, 2026
  • Vietnam: Une zone économique nocturne spéciale va «surgir» à Hô Chi Minh-Ville.

    May 29, 2026
  • Alcool: Mesure forte contre les touristes ivres en Croatie – Blick

    May 29, 2026
  • France: Quimper : une “guinguette party” pour montrer comment concilier vie nocturne et tranquillité urbaine | ICI

    May 29, 2026
  • Amnesia Ibiza – España de Noche premia a Amnesia Ibiza por su historia y contribución a la cultura de ocio nocturno

    May 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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