Jurnal PIR : Power in International Relations
Vol 4, No 2 (2020): PIR FEBRUARI 2020

Analysis of Light Pollution as a Neglected issue in Development

Rika Isnarti (Universitas Pertamina)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Dec 2020

Abstract

The growth of economy that encourage development sometimes cause damage to environment. One of the case is light pollution while many people do not realize this pollution is existed. This research analyses light as one kind of pollution that people tend to unrealize. It describes cause and effect of light pollution. This pollution occurs because overused and misdirected light. Moreover, economics growth and increasing of population encourage this phenomena. Further, It argues that light pollution gives bad impact to environment and animal as well as becomes a threat to human health.  This research employs qualitative methods by collecting, categorizing data from library research.  It found that light pollution give bad impact to environment and human health, such as miss direction in migration animals, we cannot see Milky Way, and potential breast cancer to human. In addition, light pollution also wastes of energy. So, more attention has to be paid to this pollution and several managements in development and regulation have to be taken to manage this pollution worse. Keywords: 

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PIR

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Environmental Science Social Sciences Other

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Jurnal Power in International Relations (PIR) adalah sebuah jurnal ilmiah dalam bidang hubungan internasional, politik, ekonomi dsb. Jurnal ini diterbitkan oleh Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (LPPM) Universitas Potensi Utama Medan. Jurnal Power in International Relations (PIR) ...