Light Pollution Effects
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Light Pollution Effects
'Light Pollution Effects' presents a compelling examination of how artificial lighting has fundamentally altered our natural environment and biological systems. This comprehensive analysis reveals the dramatic consequences of disrupting the Earth's natural day-night cycles, which have governed life for millions of years. Through carefully structured chapters, the book explores three interconnected dimensions: wildlife disruption, human health impacts, and broader environmental consequences of excessive nighttime illumination. The book's unique strength lies in its ability to connect scientific research from multiple disciplines, presenting striking examples of light pollution's impact. From declining firefly populations and disoriented sea turtles to human circadian rhythm disruptions, the evidence builds a convincing case for urgent action. The analysis draws from decades of environmental monitoring data, satellite imagery, and clinical studies, making complex scientific concepts accessible to general readers while maintaining academic rigor. Moving from problem identification to practical solutions, the text offers actionable strategies for various stakeholders. It presents evidence-based approaches for individuals, urban planners, and policymakers to reduce light pollution while maintaining necessary illumination for human activities. By integrating environmental science with urban development and public health considerations, the book provides a comprehensive framework for understanding and addressing this growing environmental challenge, all while maintaining an objective, data-driven perspective that appeals to both general readers and environmental professionals.
Light Pollution in Metropolises
Light pollution (light smog, light pollution or light emissions) is a fundamental problem in metropolises with effects on flora, fauna and people. Accordingly, the first section of the book discusses the basics of light pollution and its effects on various organisms. The characteristics of light smog in the cities of Hanover, Warsaw, Boston, New York City and Toronto are then analysed and compared. But how can the problem be tackled? Existing measures for the prevention of light pollution are discussed and further novel approaches are shown by comparing the metropolises. The book is aimed primarily at practitioners in this field and helps to identify sources of emissions and identify suitable reduction measures. The Content What is light pollution ? Effects of artificial light after dark International comparative analysis Simulation of urban scenarios and spaces Interdisciplinary solutions for reducing urban light pollution The Target Groups City and regional planners, architects, civil engineers, urbanists, light planners, biologists Lecturers and teachers in urban and spatial planning training courses About the Author Emlyn Etienne Goronczy holds an academic degree in architecture with a focus on lighting design. He works in an international planning office and was awarded the Fritz-Schumacher-Preis of the City of Hamburg in the junior category. This book is a translation of the original German edition "Lichtverschmutzung in Metropolen" by Emlyn Etienne Goronczy, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH in 2018. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.
Light Pollution: The Global View
Author: H.E Schwarz
language: en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date: 2003-04-30
The effects of light pollution on flora, fauna -including humans and their widely varying night-time activities- are often subtle and need extensive field studies to be quantified in a sensible manner. Some of the highlights were: The presentation of the 1st world atlas of artificial night sky brightness (Cinzano et al.); the article by the International Darksky Association on their world-wide efforts to curb light pollution (Alvarez del Castillo et al.); the laws controlling light pollution implemented in Spain (Diaz et al.) and Chile (Sanhueza et al.), an overview of the work on radio frequency protection of sites (Cohen et al.) and the excellent introduction to the topic from the Chilean point of view (Daud). Related topics in the book are light pollution education, aircraft contrails, space advertising (with an added document provided by the relevant UN commission), and an experiment on involving the population of an entire country in measuring sky brightness, by using the internet and the media. The text is aimed at professionals from a wide range of disciplines related to lighting and its effects on the night-time environment in the broadest sense of the word. Lay persons interested in this emerging multi-disciplinary field can also find much of interest in this book.