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Introduction: Geographies of the urban night

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  • Ilse van Liempt

    (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

  • Irina van Aalst

    (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

  • Tim Schwanen

    (University of Oxford, UK)

Abstract

Academic research tends to overlook what happens when night falls. This special issue aims to bring the space–time of the urban night to the fore by asking how nocturnal cities are produced, used, experienced and regulated in different geographical contexts. Despite local variations and specificities important similarities and ongoing transformations are identified regarding the long-term trends in the formation of the space–times of the urban night. We have structured this special issue on the basis of four important focal points of research for studying the night: (1) changing meanings and experiences of urban darkness and nights; (2) the evolution of the night-time economy; (3) the intensification of regulation; and (4) dynamics in practices of going out. By bringing different sets of literature and theoretical perspectives together this special issue provides a relational perspective on the urban night.

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  • Ilse van Liempt & Irina van Aalst & Tim Schwanen, 2015. "Introduction: Geographies of the urban night," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 52(3), pages 407-421, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:52:y:2015:i:3:p:407-421
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098014552933
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