Summary
This paper investigates the various actions taken by citizens to reduce existing and potential light pollution, and provides a seven-step framework for future citizen action against light pollution.
Categories
Lighting Design Considerations: The paper discusses the impact of artificial light at night (ALAN) and the development of solid-state lighting (SSL) technology with blue-rich white light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and how these contribute to light pollution.
Well-being: The paper discusses the negative impact of artificial light at night (ALAN) on the health and well-being of humans.
Eye health: The paper mentions the discovery of a new type of photoreceptor in the human eye, called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), which play a crucial role in setting the circadian clock, upon which health depends.
Author(s)
KM Zielińska-Dabkowska, K Xavia, K Bobkowska
Publication Year
2020
Number of Citations
50
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