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Urban lighting, light pollution, and society
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| 서명/저자사항 | Urban lighting, light pollution, and society/ [compiled by] Josiane Meier, Ute Hasen?hrl, Katharina Krause, Merle Pottharst. |
| 개인저자 | Meier, Josiane,1979- compiler, Hasen?hrl, Ute,compiler, Krause, Katharina,1960- compiler, |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (325 pages). |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Meier, Josiane. Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ?014 9781138813960 |
| ISBN | 9781315747811 1315747812 9781317602477 1317602471 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 내용주기 | Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the Contributors; The New Visibility of Lighting: An Introduction; Part I Lighting up the City: Perceptions and Practices; Introduction; Chapter 1 Out of the Dark: A Brief History of Artificial Light in Outdoor Spaces; Chapter 2 The Transformation of American Urban Space: Early Electric Lighting, 1875-1915; Chapter 3 From Shakespearean Nights to Light Pollution: (Artificial) Light in Anglophone Literature; Chapter 4 Shedding New Light: Outdoor Illumination in Late Ottoman Istanbul. Chapter 5 The Rich Potentialities of Light Festivals: Defamiliarisation, a Sense of Place and Convivial AtmospheresPart II Dimming It Down: Lighting Conflicts and Regulation; Introduction; Chapter 6 Lighting Conflicts From a Historical Perspective; Chapter 7 Regulating Urban Lighting: Prospects for Institutional Change; Chapter 8 The Lighting Master Plan as an Instrument for Municipalities? A Critical Assessment of Possibilities and Limitations; Chapter 9 Regulating Light Pollution in Europe: Legal Challenges and Ways Forward; Chapter 10 Designating Dark Sky Areas: Actors and Interests. Part III Counting the Costs: Evaluating Light and DarknessIntroduction; Chapter 11 The Economics of Night-Time Illumination; Chapter 12 Residents' Perceptions of Light and Darkness; Chapter 13 Improved Visibility of the Night Sky: An Economic Analysis; Chapter 14 The Value of the Night Sky; Chapter 15 Night Lights: An Indicator of the Good Life?; Towards a Brighter Future? Conclusions for Lighting Research and Policy; Index. |
| 요약 | After decades ""in the shadows"", urban lighting is re-emerging as a matter of public debate. Long-standing truths are increasingly questioned as a confluence of developments affects lighting itself and the way it is viewed. Light has become an integral element of place-making and energy-saving initiatives alike. Rapidly evolving lighting technologies are opening up new possibilities, but also posing new challenges to planners, and awareness is growing that artificial illumination is not purely benign but can actually constitute a form of pollution. As a result, public policy frameworks, incen. |
| 일반주제명 | Light pollution. Street lighting --Environmental aspects. Street lighting --Social aspects. Street lighting --Government policy. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS --Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE --General. |
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