Future lighting and the appearance of cities at night

A case study

Bibliographic Data

ID19401008
AuthorsSimon Rankel (University of Ljubljana, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume25
Issue1
Pages126-141
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrbani izziv (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0353-6483 • E-ISSN: 1855-8399
PublisherUrban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (PUBLISHER • SI)
DOI10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2014-25-01-004
OpenAlexW2035247964
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

Future lighting solutions based on solid state lighting will transform the appearance of cities at night. They can be positioned and used in an urban environment in numerous ways. This article studies whether their future use in general outdoor lighting will positively affect people’s acceptance of urban space illuminated in this way. Two different lighting concepts were formed based on the innovative use of solid state lighting solutions. The first concept is based on plane lighting, and the second is based on a detailed depiction of architectural and urban elements. Lighting proposals were designed for five different city locations. They consider not only functional needs, but also urban planning and the architectural aspects of illumination. I present my study of the underlying core effects on the respondents through their assessment of the affective quality of graphic representations. My findings indicate that the respondents strongly agree with the assessment of the “pleasantness” and “arousal” variables of most proposals. However, the statistics show characteristic differences between the answers of both variables for both concepts. Direct comparison of the two concepts shows that the respondents’ attitudes towards a certain lighting concept also depend on their location in the city. This article emphasises the importance of the appearance of a city at night in developing future lighting strategies based on solid state light sources

Architectural engineering · Artificial light · Depiction · Geography · Optics · Visual arts · Color perception and design · Color Science and Applications · Computer Science · Engineering · Impact of Light on Environment and Health

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