2022
DOI: 10.3390/su14106062
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Rethinking Sustainable Cities at Night: Paradigm Shifts in Urban Design and City Lighting

Abstract: Since the establishment of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, various perspectives on sustainable cities have been developed and adopted in order to achieve a better and more sustainable future. However, background research has revealed that these goals and targets are limited because they do not take into account the growing body of lighting-related research in diverse fields on the impact of outdoor illumination on humans, flora and fauna. Recently, ex… Show more

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“…Our present lighting schemes are strongly tied to particular models of transportation and mobility, and specially to the double assumption that (i) vehicles should be able to run through the cities at high speed, in spaces conflicting with pedestrian mobility and (ii) increasing illumination would contribute to reduce traffic accidents. Both of these assumptions are in question today, either by the emergence of new mobility and lighting paradigms [116,117] or by the critical reappraisal of the relationship between illumination levels and safety [118][119][120]. As a matter of fact, basic physical principles indicate that the limitation of the total amount of emitted light is a necessary, unavoidable condition for controlling light pollution [121], whereas technical updates and correct engineering of lighting installations may be a complementary tool.…”
Section: Lighting Technologies Rebound Effects and Social Uses Of Lightmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our present lighting schemes are strongly tied to particular models of transportation and mobility, and specially to the double assumption that (i) vehicles should be able to run through the cities at high speed, in spaces conflicting with pedestrian mobility and (ii) increasing illumination would contribute to reduce traffic accidents. Both of these assumptions are in question today, either by the emergence of new mobility and lighting paradigms [116,117] or by the critical reappraisal of the relationship between illumination levels and safety [118][119][120]. As a matter of fact, basic physical principles indicate that the limitation of the total amount of emitted light is a necessary, unavoidable condition for controlling light pollution [121], whereas technical updates and correct engineering of lighting installations may be a complementary tool.…”
Section: Lighting Technologies Rebound Effects and Social Uses Of Lightmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Lighting designers must analyse each surface, material reflectivity, texture, colour and contrast with respect to environmental concerns and energy efficiency. Another critical factor when installing energy-efficient lighting in residential/hospitality settings is social responsibility and understanding (Zielinska-dabkowska, 2015).…”
Section: Nightlife In Historical Sitesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Lighting designers have the strength and expertise to convert a room to meet any requirement. Be it shops, restaurants, galleries, museums, theme venues, lecture theaters, boardrooms, auditoriums and so on, virtually any atmosphere can be positively improved (Zielinska-dabkowska, 2015).…”
Section: Conclusion and Recommendationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…-Diagnosis of the lighting assets, help in determining the political, technical and social issues pursued by the community, -Territorialization of the issues by opening them up to the expertise of experts [12] and users, -Definition of a strategy for the creation and renovation of lighting assets determined in time and space and represented by an evolutive digital cartographic support.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%