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Environmental Engineering

Internet Resources on Light Pollution

Light Pollution
This International Dark-Sky Association webpage examines light pollution affects the environment, personal safety, energy consumption, and health.
Revision of the EU Green Public Procurement Criteria for Road Lighting and Traffic Signals
This document provides guidance on selecting and installing recommended lighting devices to reduce the harmful environmental effects of light pollution.
TED Talk: The Problem of Light Pollution — And 5 Ridiculously Easy Ways to Fix It
Astrophysicist Kelsey Johnson discusses the adverse effects of light pollution on living creatures and on the study of astronomy.
TED Talk: Why We Need Darkness
Former National Park ranger Diane Knutson explains how light pollution damages the health of humans and wildlife alike.

E-books on Light Pollution

Light Pollution: Responses and Remedies by Bob Mizon
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1461438217
Publication Date: 2012
Light Pollution As a New Risk Factor for Human Breast and Prostate Cancers by Abraham Haim; Boris A. Portnov
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9400762194
Publication Date: 2013
Light Pollution in Metropolises: Analysis, Impacts and Solutions by Emlyn Etienne Goronczy
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9783658297220
Publication Date: 2020
Road Lighting: Fundamentals, Technology and Application by Wout van Bommel
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 3319114654
Publication Date: 2014
Visual and Non-Visual Effects of Light: Working Environment and Well-Being by Agnieszka Wolska; Dariusz Sawicki; Malgorzata Tafil-Klawe
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0367444194
Publication Date: 2020

Last Updated: Jan 31, 2023 1:21 PM
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