Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs

Study of Light Pollution in Urban Lighting in Nisantasi Example

EVREN KORKMAZER (Institute of Science and Technology, Architecture Master Program Students, University of Istanbul Aydin, Turkey)
YASIN BEKTAS (Institute of Science and Technology, Architecture Master Program Students, University of Istanbul Aydin, Turkey)
MERVEBANU AYKANAT (Institute of Science and Technology, Architecture Master Program Students, University of Istanbul Aydin, Turkey)
SHARGIYAYA JEVEDZADE (Institute of Science and Technology, Architecture Master Program Students, University of Istanbul Aydin, Turkey)
GOKÇEN FIRDEVS YÜCEL CAYMAZ (Faculty of Architecture and Design, University of Istanbul Aydin, Turkey)



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Publish Date
01 Dec 2019

Abstract

To make urban identity-forming components visible by making use of technologic improvements, and to make the city livable for everybody by enhancing aesthetic and charming attraction are becoming important for urban designers. Lighting is becoming an important factor to suit cities to livable places for livings in all comfort conditions. By the improvement of science and technology, to organize the life spaces of livings according to today’s comfort conditions are considered more and more important. Urban lighting is affecting both the lighting comfort and livings’ (humans, animal, and plants) health in many dimensions. The light used on the unsuitable spot, unsuitable direction, unsuitable amount and unsuitable time is defined as light pollution. Within the scope of this study, national and international literature research related to urban lighting is done and basing criteria are identified. In the frame of these identified criteria, Nisantasi example is examined in the context of lighting pollution. Important streets and lanes and important historical and religious structures that gained a seat in public memory are identified. Designing criteria of the lighting tools existing in these identified areas and their suitability according to their spot are evaluated and measuring their illuminance sufficiency, the issues which are detected as light pollution are stated. In conclusion, the studies done in our country are cited and the issues that are to be done to prevent light pollution are introduced as a suggestion.

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ijcua

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The International Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs (IJCUA) is the interdisciplinary academic, refereed journal which publishes two times a year by Anglo-American Publications LLC. IJCUA brings together all the theories, manifestoes and methodologies on contemporary urban spaces to raise the ...