Description
Book SynopsisLighting has the power to illuminate and enhance our experience within the built environment. The light that enables people to travel around their neighbourhood or their city; the light which they see themselves and their neighbourhood under. Research into the effects of urban lighting on behaviour, environmental psychology and social interaction is developing at a rapid rate. Yet, despite the affect it has on our daily lives, the practical application of this research is a relatively untapped resource. There has been a persistent trend to use lighting as a tool for urban regeneration and many major urban lighting projects around the country are underway but there is more that can be done on a variety of scales.
This book explores the needs and experiences of people at night and how these can be addressed by public lighting. It will give readers the confidence to develop more sophisticated lighting plans and add value to their projects. Case studies provide in-depth analysis of real-life projects and will help the reader to understand lighting designers’ own experiences, including post-installation observations. Written in an accessible style by an array of experts, this is an essential book for practitioners, academics and students alike, that will enable you to put the research in to practice and develop better lighting for better places.
Table of ContentsPart 1: Night, City, Society
Chapter 1: The Social Study of Urban Lighting
by Dr Elettra Bordonaro, Dr Don Slater and Dr Joanne Entwistle
Chapter 2: Urban Lighting Masterplan - Definitions, Methodologies, Collaboration
By Dr Karolina M. Zielinska-Dabkowska
Chapter 3: Older People and Urban Lighting
by Dr Navaz Davoudian
Part 2: Exploring the Night City
Chapter 4: Lighting for Reassurance
by Dr Jemima Unwin
Chapter 5: Wayfinding and the Hierarchy of Urban Elements at Night
By Dr Navaz Davoudian
Chapter 6: The Interaction of People, Light and Public Space: The Changing Role of Light
by Isabel Kelly & Dr Navaz Davoudian
Part 3: Lighting Practitioners’ Post Evaluation
Chapter 7: Learned Lessons from Design Projects
by Dan Lister & Emily Dufner
