{"product_id":"urban-lighting-light-pollution-and-josiane-meier-9781138813960","title":"Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter decades \"in the shadows\", urban lighting is re-emerging as a matter of public debate. Long-standing truths are increasingly questioned as a confluence of developments affects lighting itself and the way it is viewed. Light has become an integral element of place-making and energy-saving initiatives alike. Rapidly evolving lighting technologies are opening up new possibilities, but also posing new challenges to planners, and awareness is growing that artificial illumination is not purely benign but can actually constitute a form of pollution. As a result, public policy frameworks, incentives and initiatives are undergoing a phase of innovation and change that will affect how cities are lit for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first comprehensive compilation of current scientific discussions on urban lighting and light pollution from a social science and humanities perspective, \u003ci\u003eUrban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to an evolving international debate on an increasingly controversial topic. The contributions draw a rich panorama of the manifold discourses connected with artificial illumination in the past and present - from early attempts to promote new lighting technologies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to current debates on restricting its excessive usage in public space and the protection of darkness. By bringing together a cross-section of current findings and debates on urban lighting and light pollution from a wide variety of disciplines, it reflects that artificial lighting is multifaceted in its qualities, utilisation and interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding case studies from the United States, Europe, and the UK, \u003ci\u003eUrban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the first to take a serious assessment of light, pollution, and places and is a valuable resource for planners, policy makers and students in related subjects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josiane Meier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138813966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138813960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Josiane Meier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48484299899135,"sku":"9781138813960","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ee16f6e-0247-4383-ac63-9c65c3a6314b.jpg?v=1778043432","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/urban-lighting-light-pollution-and-josiane-meier-9781138813960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}