Identifying, Examining, and Planning Areas Protected from Light Pollution. The Case Study of Planning the First National Dark Sky Park in Greece

Papalambrou, Andreas; Doulos, Lambros T.

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“…However, according to other studies related to the achievement of just low carbon transition, the supportive and well targeted policies, standards and realistic and flexible initiatives are necessary (Arabatzis & Myronidis, 2011 ; Grigoropoulos et al, 2020 ; Kolovos et al, 2011 ; Ntanos et al, 2016 ; Yuksel, 2008 ). It is also noteworthy that in low carbon transition debates it has been stressed out the importance of redesigning of urban landscapes and protected areas, as well as the selection of energy performance indicators and environmental criteria to achieve minimization of energy consumption at no cost, especially at the built environment (Ardavani et al, 2020 ; Doulos et al, 2019 , 2020 ; Mavridou & Doulos, 2019 ; Papalambrou et al, 2019 ).…”

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Energy Poverty and Low Carbon Just Energy Transition: Comparative Study in Lithuania and Greece

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EU has set ambitious commitment to achieve low carbon energy and economy transition up to 2050. This low carbon transition means sustainable energy development path based on renewable energy sources and first of all should address the energy poverty vulnerability and justice issues. The main goal of the paper is to develop indicators framework for assessing low carbon just energy transition and to apply this framework for analysis how climate change mitigation policies in households targeting enhancement of energy renovation of residential buildings and promotion of the use of micro-generation technologies and other policies are affecting household’s energy poverty and vulnerability in selected countries: Lithuania and Greece. This framework allows to assess three main dimensions of sustainable energy development: environmental, social and economic. The paper provides policy recommendations how to deal with just low carbon energy transition which means addressing energy poverty issues during moving to 100% renewables in power generation based on performed case studies.

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“…In the worst cases, the response to a particular situation may be incorrect. Useless light, known as light pollution, is a particular form of environmental pollution caused by glare, light trespass in non-target areas, and skyglow [15]. Light pollution is not only a nuisance, but an ecological hazard.…”

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Sustainable City Lighting Impact and Evaluation Methodology of Lighting Quality from a User Perspective

Cafuta¹

2021

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High quality artificial lighting of public places is one of the necessary functions of sustainable cities. It is much more than just providing sufficient light intensity with reduced energy consumption and low environmental impact. The solution to this challenge is not only technological, but also requires the consideration of the subjective approach, such as psychological, sociological, and aesthetic-functional. The article presents the SEC (Suitable for everyone, Environmentally-accepted, Cost-effective) methodology and model, which are placed in the context of sustainable city lighting. A holistic assessment approach of user environmental perception, priorities, and spatial responses is required to evaluate the impact of artificial night illumination. Lighting efficiency was expressed as the correspondence between environmental perception and spatial utilization during day and night. Ten sites with different urban background and illumination characteristics were selected. It was assumed that artificial night lighting influences the perception, priorities, and responsiveness of users. The validity of this argument was demonstrated at a relevant statistical level of p <0.05. The research results provided useful information about the current state, which is needed to prepare a sustainable lighting strategy, and could be compared between different or similar sites. Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that the artificial lighting of urban open spaces is of high quality when the difference in the spatial perception and spatial utilization between day and night is as small as possible.

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“…By applying a conscious approach to the analyzed problem, it is possible to significantly reduce the adverse effects of light pollution. It means that, because of these treatments, it is possible to create dark sky protection areas in selected places around the whole world [30][31][32][33]. Indeed, artificial light has a great impact on the environment at night in many different ways, which are only briefly mentioned in this paper.…”

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A Multi-Criteria Assessment Procedure for Outdoor Lighting at the Design Stage

Pracki

Skarżyński

2020

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This paper presents an attempt at a unified approach for the assessment of outdoor lighting solutions at the design stage. First of all, the lighting criteria for different types of outdoor lighting installations have been carefully described. Despite the differences in criteria, it is possible to find a common ground for the assessment of lighting solutions at the design stage. This is based on the need for the assessment of lighting solutions to be included in the requirements for the luminous environment, light pollution, and energy efficiency. The review and analysis of the standards and reports allows an experimental procedure to be created, the main aim of which is to find the best and most sustainable lighting solution for any outdoor situation. The procedure was tested by the example of an analysis of parking lot lighting solutions. In the case analyzed, 120 solutions were considered. It appeared that, in only 65 cases were the requirements referring to both lighting condition and light pollution met. Finally, based on the lighting energy efficiency assessment, ten solutions were selected as the most suitable. Furthermore, only one solution out of the ten was the most beneficial, taking into account the extra criterion of basic economic cost. The case study confirms that the assessment procedure allows the most beneficial solution to be selected, taking into account the luminous environment, as well as light pollution and energy efficiency criteria. The proposed multi-criteria assessment procedure may be used as a valuable tool by lighting designers to select the most beneficial solution in order to meet the needs of safety, visual efficiency, and comfort, as well as taking into account light pollution and energy efficiency restrictions.

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Identifying, Examining, and Planning Areas Protected from Light Pollution. The Case Study of Planning the First National Dark Sky Park in Greece

Cited by 39 publications

References 51 publications

Energy Poverty and Low Carbon Just Energy Transition: Comparative Study in Lithuania and Greece

Energy Poverty and Low Carbon Just Energy Transition: Comparative Study in Lithuania and Greece

Sustainable City Lighting Impact and Evaluation Methodology of Lighting Quality from a User Perspective

A Multi-Criteria Assessment Procedure for Outdoor Lighting at the Design Stage

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