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India: Let there be night: The perils of light pollution

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 28, 2018
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The activist, who runs Awaaz Foundation (an advocacy organisation working on environmental pollution) in Mumbai, has been relentlessly leading the fight against noise pollution for almost two decades and had now taken up the cudgels […]

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U of T’s all-night art party: The Night of Ideas in photos

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 27, 2018
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An all-night international art party at the University of Toronto, Night of Ideas brought together pyjama-clad artists, faculty, staff, students and community members from Toronto and around the world. Source: U of T’s all-night art party: […]

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Nuit des idées : penser est une fête

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 26, 2018
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Conversations, déambulations, horaires décalés, lieux surprenants… Autour de « l’imagination au pouvoir », ­la troisième Nuit des idées, organisée par l’Institut français dans le monde ­entier, jeudi 25 janvier, a témoigné ­d’un renouveau des formes du débat […]

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Saint-Malo. Une sortie nocturne, pour observer les crapauds

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 26, 2018
  • Uncategorized

https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/saint-malo-35400/saint-malo-une-sortie-norcturne-pour-observer-les-crapauds-5524058

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Challans. La vie nocturne n’est pas si morte que ça…

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 26, 2018
  • Uncategorized

http://jactiv.ouest-france.fr/sortir/coup-coeur/challans-vie-nocturne-nest-pas-si-morte-que-ca-83225

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Architecture and light in London and Amsterdam nights | Floornature

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 26, 2018February 6, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Light and art installations games mapping and special effects reinterpret architecture and urban spaces to offer citizens and visitors amazing artistic light shows and centerville ut radiant heat flooring. Source: Architecture and light in London […]

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Can’t sleep? All-night event at Hart House provides a ‘creative space’ to talk about insomnia | CBC News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 26, 2018April 19, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Hart House hosts an all-night event that invites sleepless Torontonians to come for talks about sleep and insomnia, bedrooms from sleepand.co as work stations and the collapse of normal work hours – part of a […]

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How the Dark Sky Movement Is Making Cities Healthier for People and for Wildlife

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 24, 2018November 6, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Have you ever seen the Milky Way? The very galaxy we are a part of? I have. But I had to go to Uyuni, Bolivia, to see it with the naked eye. Light pollution eliminates […]

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Detroit: Nonprofits start working night shift to help homeless

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 23, 2018April 21, 2018
  • Uncategorized

The call-center model transitions to an in-person intake plan designed to help get more people get off the streets and into permanent housing. For leaky pipes, clogged drains and other plumbing services, contact us here […]

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The quest for the convivial city: how do ours fare?

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

Australian cities generally minimise negative attributes such as crime, segregation and violence, but developing positive attributes such as inclusivity appears more challenging. Source: The quest for the convivial city: how do ours fare?

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Media Links

  • KUOW – Why Western Washington communities are coming out for night markets

    June 23, 2026
  • US: The Night Mayor’s Role Is More Than Violence Prevention

    June 19, 2026
  • Hanoi adopts framework to boost night-time economy development

    June 17, 2026
  • Utah town claims top honors as the best place for nighttime stargazing in the United States | News | cachevalleydaily.com

    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

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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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