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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.3390/su11061696
Lizenz creative commons licence
Titel (primär) Lighting professionals versus light pollution experts? Investigating views on an emerging environmental concern
Autor Schulte-Römer, N.; Meier, J.; Dannemann, E.; Söding, M.
Quelle Sustainability
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
Department SUSOZ
Band/Volume 11
Heft 6
Seite von art. 1696
Sprache englisch
Supplements https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/6/1696/s1
Keywords light pollution; sustainable lighting; light planning; expert survey; ALAN
Abstract Concerns about the potential negative effects of artificial light at night on humans, flora and fauna, were originally raised by astronomers and environmentalists. Yet, we observe a growing interest in what is called light pollution among the general public and in the lighting field. Although lighting professionals are often critical of calling light ‘pollution’, they increasingly acknowledge the problem and are beginning to act accordingly. Are those who illuminate joining forces with those who take a critical stance towards artificial light at night? We explore this question in more detail based on the results of a non-representative worldwide expert survey. In our analysis, we distinguish between “lighting professionals” with occupational backgrounds linked to lighting design and the lighting industry, and “light pollution experts” with mostly astronomy- and environment-related professional backgrounds, and explore their opposing and shared views vis-à-vis issues of light pollution. Our analysis reveals that despite seemingly conflicting interests, lighting professionals and light pollution experts largely agree on the problem definition and problem-solving approaches. However, we see diverging views regarding potential obstacles to light pollution mitigation and associated governance challenges.
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Schulte-Römer, N., Meier, J., Dannemann, E., Söding, M. (2019):
Lighting professionals versus light pollution experts? Investigating views on an emerging environmental concern
Sustainability 11 (6), art. 1696