Transport Talks Light pollution and energy - what is the role of streetlights? Dr Christopher Kyba
Oct 29, 2020
16:25
Policy impacts from new research exploring the issue of light pollution and how reducing it can help to address major societal challenges are discussed in this latest episode of the CIHT Podcast, featuring Dr Christopher Kyba of the German Research Centre for Geosciences.
In conversation Dr Kyba explains the research which involved measuring from satellites the contribution of street lighting to night time light emissions from urban areas.
The findings indicate that most wasted artificial light does not come from street lights but from other sources.
Direct measurement of the contribution of street lighting to satellite observations of nighttime light emissions from urban areas - published in journal of Lighting Research & Technology: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1477153520958463
Radiance Light Trends:
https://lighttrends.lightpollutionmap.info
CIHT's podcast feature in the Top 10 Transportation Industry Podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/transportation_industry_podcasts/
In conversation Dr Kyba explains the research which involved measuring from satellites the contribution of street lighting to night time light emissions from urban areas.
The findings indicate that most wasted artificial light does not come from street lights but from other sources.
Direct measurement of the contribution of street lighting to satellite observations of nighttime light emissions from urban areas - published in journal of Lighting Research & Technology: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1477153520958463
Radiance Light Trends:
https://lighttrends.lightpollutionmap.info
CIHT's podcast feature in the Top 10 Transportation Industry Podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/transportation_industry_podcasts/