Andreina Seijas J. is a Venezuelan communications professional and public policy analyst currently specializing in night-time planning and policy as part of her doctoral degree at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Previously, Andreina was the Information Manager for the Mayor’s Office of the Chacao municipality in Caracas, worked as Policy Associate at Americas Society/ Council of the Americas and Editorial Associate for policy journal Americas Quarterly in New York City, and worked for the Housing and Urban Development Division at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C.
For almost ten years, Andreina has conducted research on how cities can become safer, more inclusive and productive by creating quality spaces for work and leisure during the night. Andreina has a Communications degree from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, an MSc in Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics, and a Master in Public Administration and Non-Profit management from New York University. She is also the recipient of several awards, including the Chevening and Fulbright Scholarships and the P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship.
For more information: aseijas@gsd.harvard.edu www.andreinaseijas.com Supervisors: Diane E. Davis Address: 42 Kirkland St Cambridge, MA
The global crisis ushered by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 hit hard cities the world over. ... more The global crisis ushered by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 hit hard cities the world over. Even harder hit, through lockdowns but also stretched essential services, has been the world of night-time economy and management. Yet at the same time the movement to institutionalise and discuss and campaign for the night in cities (depicted in the previous chapters) also laid some important ground for tackling this, and night-time recovery movements are already afoot. Drawing from media reports, current research, events and direct experiences by the authors, this chapter analyses how these night-time governance structures have responded to COVID-19 and shares some insights on how this crisis might reshape the way night scenes are managed around the world. The goal of the chapter is to contextualise the ‘primer’ introduction of the previous sections in the wake of one of the deepest disruptions of our century.
What does one need to know about managing cities at night? And what is the ‘case’ for thinking of... more What does one need to know about managing cities at night? And what is the ‘case’ for thinking of commonplace urban issues, debates and policies, but at night-time and in dialogues with what happens ‘after hours’? In the spirit of practical applicability, this final chapter provides a practical closing guideline structured around eight key lessons we learned as scholars and practitioners of the night-time. We put these as recommendations for both policymakers and others involved in this emerging field to consider. This is structured explicitly as a propositional list, pointing at a set of key successes, shortcomings and continuing inequalities, as well as some of what we think are practical ways past the COVID-19 crisis into a more effective (and inclusive) management of the night-time in cities.
The question of how night-time governance is ‘placed’ in respect to the organisation of urban gov... more The question of how night-time governance is ‘placed’ in respect to the organisation of urban governance more generally is, for us, an essential one especially for the many municipal practitioners and urban researchers focusing on this theme. In this second empirical chapter, we suggest it might be useful to start from a broad generalization: should the night-time be the purview of local government, within the edifice of city policy, or should it be set outside of it? Of course, there is no easy answer to this query, but this simple differentiation helps us, we think, chart some commonplace realities within the multitude of examples we present here. Both realities emerge as equally productive and at the same time characterized by tensions, but in the meantime, they also help us clarifying some initial challenges that night-time practitioners confront when trying to project a pragmatic stance on recognizing the value of night-time discussions in urban governance. In turn, as we illustrate, this also takes us to an additional type of night-time governance institution, that of the night ‘council’ (or ‘committee’ or ‘commission’), which is perhaps as important in our story as the more widely chronicled and media-prone appointment of night mayors. We offer an initial typology of these institutions before beginning an initial foray into the common agendas that, whether within or without local government, are emerging in night-time governance.
This chapter aims to underline the importance of the urban policy context, its history and trajec... more This chapter aims to underline the importance of the urban policy context, its history and trajectory when considering night-time governance cases from around the planet. In order to think through the evolution of the governance of the night in cities with a deeper sense of context, our goal in this first of two in-depth comparative case studies chapters is to stress the value and he institutional positioning of the urban night and the underpinning economic imperatives that drive it in one or another direction. This chapter offers more information on the cases of London, Sydney, Melbourne and New York building on our own work in several of these contexts.
Urban experts consider the future of night-time economies&amp... more Urban experts consider the future of night-time economies' governance during the pandemic and beyond in this scholarly and accessible guide. They use global case studies to illustrate a range of socio-economic issues in cities after dark, and investigate the role of public and private sectors and leaders in shaping urban planning and policy.
The book’s introduction takes cue from an emerging, and exciting we would argue, interdisciplinar... more The book’s introduction takes cue from an emerging, and exciting we would argue, interdisciplinary crowd of “night studies” that has in the last few years expanded as a collaboration between night-time practitioners and scholars, and we step in with an intervention aimed at offering an accessible introduction as to why, and how, our cities’ night-time should be governed. The chapter highlights this growing night studies call to put the ‘afterhours’ in the spotlight, and we make a case for both the importance of governing the night-time and the necessity to do so in way that recognises the value of the many international experiences out there setting night-time governance as a trend, rather than a passing fad. We introduce here some of the grounding stances of this primer, as well as some of the core ideas emerging from the book and this mounting practice.
As lights come on in the streets and darkness descends on cities, most ‘call it a day’. The night... more As lights come on in the streets and darkness descends on cities, most ‘call it a day’. The night is rarely a popular issue for news headlines, local governments or urban researchers. Yet what in our cities happens afterhours, and how city leaders manage it, is far from inconsequential. Managing Cities at Night intervenes in this landscape with an accessible, evidence-based and internationally minded volume capable of inspiring a greater appreciation of the night-time economy in research and practice. It offers a useful guide to urban governance after hours with a unique stock-take of this reality with an eye at questions of urban equality, not least by taking into account the momentous impact of COVID-19 on night-time activity. The book presents an updated review of night-time governance across five continents, with insights from realities as different as London, New York, Valparaiso, Sydney, Tokyo, Berlin, Bogota and Melbourne. It does so to explicitly broaden the imagination of w...
With urban politics come urban interests and agendas – even at night-time. To acknowledge this ev... more With urban politics come urban interests and agendas – even at night-time. To acknowledge this even more explicitly than in the previous two chapters, this chapter discusses common themes and strategies described throughout the various cases in the book with an emphasis on what commonplace issues have driven NTE action. It journeys across night-time economy strategies, sound and crowd management methods, safety and crime schemes, and transport and logistics solutions, to depict what key themes emerge in the night-time governance of cities, but also what is left out. The chapter focuses on what is being governed in cities afterhours from a relatively restrictive view on the NTE as fulcrum of entertainment and hospitality to include the likes of transport, logistics, healthcare, further into those voices and activities that are often silenced by night-time discussions. Critically, we underscore here the importance of strategic visions and strategic plans in consolidating what night-ti...
Whose night is it anyway? What questions of equality and participation underline much of the spra... more Whose night is it anyway? What questions of equality and participation underline much of the sprawl of night-time governance? In this chapter we explore issues of what we could call ‘(in)visibilisation’ (Vergès 2019) in current approaches to night-time governance. Specifically, we argue that the ways in which ‘night-time economies’ are framed, discussed, defined, delimited and understood in policy conversations tend to obscure the intersecting racial, gender-based and socio-economic inequalities that shape and indeed maintain ‘thriving’ night-time economies (and urban economies more broadly).
The book’s introduction takes cue from an emerging, and exciting we would argue, interdisciplinar... more The book’s introduction takes cue from an emerging, and exciting we would argue, interdisciplinary crowd of “night studies” that has in the last few years expanded as a collaboration between night-time practitioners and scholars, and we step in with an intervention aimed at offering an accessible introduction as to why, and how, our cities’ night-time should be governed. The chapter highlights this growing night studies call to put the ‘afterhours’ in the spotlight, and we make a case for both the importance of governing the night-time and the necessity to do so in way that recognises the value of the many international experiences out there setting night-time governance as a trend, rather than a passing fad. We introduce here some of the grounding stances of this primer, as well as some of the core ideas emerging from the book and this mounting practice.
What does one need to know about managing cities at night? And what is the ‘case’ for thinking of... more What does one need to know about managing cities at night? And what is the ‘case’ for thinking of commonplace urban issues, debates and policies, but at night-time and in dialogues with what happens ‘after hours’? In the spirit of practical applicability, this final chapter provides a practical closing guideline structured around eight key lessons we learned as scholars and practitioners of the night-time. We put these as recommendations for both policymakers and others involved in this emerging field to consider. This is structured explicitly as a propositional list, pointing at a set of key successes, shortcomings and continuing inequalities, as well as some of what we think are practical ways past the COVID-19 crisis into a more effective (and inclusive) management of the night-time in cities.
The question of how night-time governance is ‘placed’ in respect to the organisation of urban gov... more The question of how night-time governance is ‘placed’ in respect to the organisation of urban governance more generally is, for us, an essential one especially for the many municipal practitioners and urban researchers focusing on this theme. In this second empirical chapter, we suggest it might be useful to start from a broad generalization: should the night-time be the purview of local government, within the edifice of city policy, or should it be set outside of it? Of course, there is no easy answer to this query, but this simple differentiation helps us, we think, chart some commonplace realities within the multitude of examples we present here. Both realities emerge as equally productive and at the same time characterized by tensions, but in the meantime, they also help us clarifying some initial challenges that night-time practitioners confront when trying to project a pragmatic stance on recognizing the value of night-time discussions in urban governance. In turn, as we illustrate, this also takes us to an additional type of night-time governance institution, that of the night ‘council’ (or ‘committee’ or ‘commission’), which is perhaps as important in our story as the more widely chronicled and media-prone appointment of night mayors. We offer an initial typology of these institutions before beginning an initial foray into the common agendas that, whether within or without local government, are emerging in night-time governance.
The global crisis ushered by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 hit hard cities the world over. ... more The global crisis ushered by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 hit hard cities the world over. Even harder hit, through lockdowns but also stretched essential services, has been the world of night-time economy and management. Yet at the same time the movement to institutionalise and discuss and campaign for the night in cities (depicted in the previous chapters) also laid some important ground for tackling this, and night-time recovery movements are already afoot. Drawing from media reports, current research, events and direct experiences by the authors, this chapter analyses how these night-time governance structures have responded to COVID-19 and shares some insights on how this crisis might reshape the way night scenes are managed around the world. The goal of the chapter is to contextualise the ‘primer’ introduction of the previous sections in the wake of one of the deepest disruptions of our century.
The global crisis ushered by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 hit hard cities the world over. ... more The global crisis ushered by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 hit hard cities the world over. Even harder hit, through lockdowns but also stretched essential services, has been the world of night-time economy and management. Yet at the same time the movement to institutionalise and discuss and campaign for the night in cities (depicted in the previous chapters) also laid some important ground for tackling this, and night-time recovery movements are already afoot. Drawing from media reports, current research, events and direct experiences by the authors, this chapter analyses how these night-time governance structures have responded to COVID-19 and shares some insights on how this crisis might reshape the way night scenes are managed around the world. The goal of the chapter is to contextualise the ‘primer’ introduction of the previous sections in the wake of one of the deepest disruptions of our century.
What does one need to know about managing cities at night? And what is the ‘case’ for thinking of... more What does one need to know about managing cities at night? And what is the ‘case’ for thinking of commonplace urban issues, debates and policies, but at night-time and in dialogues with what happens ‘after hours’? In the spirit of practical applicability, this final chapter provides a practical closing guideline structured around eight key lessons we learned as scholars and practitioners of the night-time. We put these as recommendations for both policymakers and others involved in this emerging field to consider. This is structured explicitly as a propositional list, pointing at a set of key successes, shortcomings and continuing inequalities, as well as some of what we think are practical ways past the COVID-19 crisis into a more effective (and inclusive) management of the night-time in cities.
The question of how night-time governance is ‘placed’ in respect to the organisation of urban gov... more The question of how night-time governance is ‘placed’ in respect to the organisation of urban governance more generally is, for us, an essential one especially for the many municipal practitioners and urban researchers focusing on this theme. In this second empirical chapter, we suggest it might be useful to start from a broad generalization: should the night-time be the purview of local government, within the edifice of city policy, or should it be set outside of it? Of course, there is no easy answer to this query, but this simple differentiation helps us, we think, chart some commonplace realities within the multitude of examples we present here. Both realities emerge as equally productive and at the same time characterized by tensions, but in the meantime, they also help us clarifying some initial challenges that night-time practitioners confront when trying to project a pragmatic stance on recognizing the value of night-time discussions in urban governance. In turn, as we illustrate, this also takes us to an additional type of night-time governance institution, that of the night ‘council’ (or ‘committee’ or ‘commission’), which is perhaps as important in our story as the more widely chronicled and media-prone appointment of night mayors. We offer an initial typology of these institutions before beginning an initial foray into the common agendas that, whether within or without local government, are emerging in night-time governance.
This chapter aims to underline the importance of the urban policy context, its history and trajec... more This chapter aims to underline the importance of the urban policy context, its history and trajectory when considering night-time governance cases from around the planet. In order to think through the evolution of the governance of the night in cities with a deeper sense of context, our goal in this first of two in-depth comparative case studies chapters is to stress the value and he institutional positioning of the urban night and the underpinning economic imperatives that drive it in one or another direction. This chapter offers more information on the cases of London, Sydney, Melbourne and New York building on our own work in several of these contexts.
Urban experts consider the future of night-time economies&amp... more Urban experts consider the future of night-time economies' governance during the pandemic and beyond in this scholarly and accessible guide. They use global case studies to illustrate a range of socio-economic issues in cities after dark, and investigate the role of public and private sectors and leaders in shaping urban planning and policy.
The book’s introduction takes cue from an emerging, and exciting we would argue, interdisciplinar... more The book’s introduction takes cue from an emerging, and exciting we would argue, interdisciplinary crowd of “night studies” that has in the last few years expanded as a collaboration between night-time practitioners and scholars, and we step in with an intervention aimed at offering an accessible introduction as to why, and how, our cities’ night-time should be governed. The chapter highlights this growing night studies call to put the ‘afterhours’ in the spotlight, and we make a case for both the importance of governing the night-time and the necessity to do so in way that recognises the value of the many international experiences out there setting night-time governance as a trend, rather than a passing fad. We introduce here some of the grounding stances of this primer, as well as some of the core ideas emerging from the book and this mounting practice.
As lights come on in the streets and darkness descends on cities, most ‘call it a day’. The night... more As lights come on in the streets and darkness descends on cities, most ‘call it a day’. The night is rarely a popular issue for news headlines, local governments or urban researchers. Yet what in our cities happens afterhours, and how city leaders manage it, is far from inconsequential. Managing Cities at Night intervenes in this landscape with an accessible, evidence-based and internationally minded volume capable of inspiring a greater appreciation of the night-time economy in research and practice. It offers a useful guide to urban governance after hours with a unique stock-take of this reality with an eye at questions of urban equality, not least by taking into account the momentous impact of COVID-19 on night-time activity. The book presents an updated review of night-time governance across five continents, with insights from realities as different as London, New York, Valparaiso, Sydney, Tokyo, Berlin, Bogota and Melbourne. It does so to explicitly broaden the imagination of w...
With urban politics come urban interests and agendas – even at night-time. To acknowledge this ev... more With urban politics come urban interests and agendas – even at night-time. To acknowledge this even more explicitly than in the previous two chapters, this chapter discusses common themes and strategies described throughout the various cases in the book with an emphasis on what commonplace issues have driven NTE action. It journeys across night-time economy strategies, sound and crowd management methods, safety and crime schemes, and transport and logistics solutions, to depict what key themes emerge in the night-time governance of cities, but also what is left out. The chapter focuses on what is being governed in cities afterhours from a relatively restrictive view on the NTE as fulcrum of entertainment and hospitality to include the likes of transport, logistics, healthcare, further into those voices and activities that are often silenced by night-time discussions. Critically, we underscore here the importance of strategic visions and strategic plans in consolidating what night-ti...
Whose night is it anyway? What questions of equality and participation underline much of the spra... more Whose night is it anyway? What questions of equality and participation underline much of the sprawl of night-time governance? In this chapter we explore issues of what we could call ‘(in)visibilisation’ (Vergès 2019) in current approaches to night-time governance. Specifically, we argue that the ways in which ‘night-time economies’ are framed, discussed, defined, delimited and understood in policy conversations tend to obscure the intersecting racial, gender-based and socio-economic inequalities that shape and indeed maintain ‘thriving’ night-time economies (and urban economies more broadly).
The book’s introduction takes cue from an emerging, and exciting we would argue, interdisciplinar... more The book’s introduction takes cue from an emerging, and exciting we would argue, interdisciplinary crowd of “night studies” that has in the last few years expanded as a collaboration between night-time practitioners and scholars, and we step in with an intervention aimed at offering an accessible introduction as to why, and how, our cities’ night-time should be governed. The chapter highlights this growing night studies call to put the ‘afterhours’ in the spotlight, and we make a case for both the importance of governing the night-time and the necessity to do so in way that recognises the value of the many international experiences out there setting night-time governance as a trend, rather than a passing fad. We introduce here some of the grounding stances of this primer, as well as some of the core ideas emerging from the book and this mounting practice.
What does one need to know about managing cities at night? And what is the ‘case’ for thinking of... more What does one need to know about managing cities at night? And what is the ‘case’ for thinking of commonplace urban issues, debates and policies, but at night-time and in dialogues with what happens ‘after hours’? In the spirit of practical applicability, this final chapter provides a practical closing guideline structured around eight key lessons we learned as scholars and practitioners of the night-time. We put these as recommendations for both policymakers and others involved in this emerging field to consider. This is structured explicitly as a propositional list, pointing at a set of key successes, shortcomings and continuing inequalities, as well as some of what we think are practical ways past the COVID-19 crisis into a more effective (and inclusive) management of the night-time in cities.
The question of how night-time governance is ‘placed’ in respect to the organisation of urban gov... more The question of how night-time governance is ‘placed’ in respect to the organisation of urban governance more generally is, for us, an essential one especially for the many municipal practitioners and urban researchers focusing on this theme. In this second empirical chapter, we suggest it might be useful to start from a broad generalization: should the night-time be the purview of local government, within the edifice of city policy, or should it be set outside of it? Of course, there is no easy answer to this query, but this simple differentiation helps us, we think, chart some commonplace realities within the multitude of examples we present here. Both realities emerge as equally productive and at the same time characterized by tensions, but in the meantime, they also help us clarifying some initial challenges that night-time practitioners confront when trying to project a pragmatic stance on recognizing the value of night-time discussions in urban governance. In turn, as we illustrate, this also takes us to an additional type of night-time governance institution, that of the night ‘council’ (or ‘committee’ or ‘commission’), which is perhaps as important in our story as the more widely chronicled and media-prone appointment of night mayors. We offer an initial typology of these institutions before beginning an initial foray into the common agendas that, whether within or without local government, are emerging in night-time governance.
The global crisis ushered by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 hit hard cities the world over. ... more The global crisis ushered by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 hit hard cities the world over. Even harder hit, through lockdowns but also stretched essential services, has been the world of night-time economy and management. Yet at the same time the movement to institutionalise and discuss and campaign for the night in cities (depicted in the previous chapters) also laid some important ground for tackling this, and night-time recovery movements are already afoot. Drawing from media reports, current research, events and direct experiences by the authors, this chapter analyses how these night-time governance structures have responded to COVID-19 and shares some insights on how this crisis might reshape the way night scenes are managed around the world. The goal of the chapter is to contextualise the ‘primer’ introduction of the previous sections in the wake of one of the deepest disruptions of our century.
This publication summarizes the outcomes and lessons learned from the Fall 2017 course titled “Em... more This publication summarizes the outcomes and lessons learned from the Fall 2017 course titled “Emergent Urbanism: Planning and Design Visions for the City of Hermosillo, Mexico” (ADV-9146). Taught by professors Diane Davis and Felipe Vera, this course asked a group of 12 students to design a set of projects that could lay the groundwork for a sustainable future for the city of Hermosillo—an emerging city located in northwest Mexico and the capital of the state of Sonora. Part of a larger initiative funded by the Inter-American Development Bank and the North-American Development Bank in partnership with Harvard University, ideas developed for this class were the product of collaboration between faculty and students at the Graduate School of Design, the Kennedy School’s Center for International Development and the T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
This guide is written for those interested in developing and expanding the benefits that the even... more This guide is written for those interested in developing and expanding the benefits that the evening and night time economy have created around the globe. It is written for mayors and their advisors, economic development professionals, tourism agencies, cultural bodies and night time professionals, including owners, operators, artists and managers. It is also meant for planners, licensing professionals, police, environmental health agencies, chambers of commerce, business improvement districts and cultural quarters. It includes 11 case studies of cities around the world that are innovating in the way they plan, design and use their spaces after dark.
Este documento resume las lecciones aprendidas a partir de Ciudades Nocturnas, la primera Confere... more Este documento resume las lecciones aprendidas a partir de Ciudades Nocturnas, la primera Conferencia Latinoamericana sobre Planificación Urbana Nocturna, que tuvo lugar en Bogotá, Colombia en noviembre de 2018. El documento también contiene el manifiesto o una serie de objetivos regionales que pretenden guiar la agenda nocturna en América Latina en los próximos años.
This document summarizes the lessons learned from Nocturnal Cities, the first Latin American conf... more This document summarizes the lessons learned from Nocturnal Cities, the first Latin American conference on managing the urban night, which took place in Bogota, Colombia in November 2018. It also provides a manifesto or set of goals that aim to guide a nocturnal agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean in years to come.
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