A master thesis from Aalborg University
In pursuit of dark skies. An ecocentric lighting design strategy for a city without light pollution
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Term
4. Term
Education
Publication year
2024
Submitted on
2024-05-24
Abstract
In the human quest for light, there is a negative side of our well-lit cities; light pollution. Light pollution still increases and there is a discrepancy between legislation and science. Where research can show solutions which are not adopted into legislation, however, many guidelines only consider the astronomical impact and leave out the ecological aspect and the impact on humans. Considering how dependent humans are of light, it might demand a further movement in the way of addressing possible solutions. It might need a perspective leading away from a human-above-all approach and instead considering a view that puts people in connect with nature. This thesis was made with an ecocentric approach, a more-than human approach, looking at all aspects of light pollution and creating a plan for a city to come to terms with light pollution in the aspect of ecology,
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