Social, Economic, and Ecological Impacts of Light Pollution

Title: Social, Economic, and Ecological Impacts of Light Pollution
Creator: Kabir, Zobaidul; Kabir, Mahfuz; Khatun, Halima
Relation: Nanotechnology for Light Pollution Reduction p. 133-148
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003185109-8
Publisher: CRC Press
Resource Type: book chapter
Date: 2022
Description: This chapter aims to identify the impacts of light pollution. Light pollution is a new phenomenon of modern civilization. Artificial light is important for human civilization. However, the impacts of artificial light pollution have social, economic, and environmental impacts. The excessive or unplanned use of artificial light may significantly affect human life, wildlife, and plant species. The disturbance of sleep due to artificial light affects human health. The skyglow may affect the aesthetic value of the sky at night. Artificial light pollution may cause the reduction of insects and affect the food chain of wildlife. There is also the impact of artificial light pollution on plant species due to variation in the duration of light. This chapter describes some challenges relating to the increasing light pollution. Finally, recommendations were made to address artificial light pollution.
Subject: light pollution; artifical light pollution; human life; environmental impacts
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1496693
Identifier: uon:54211
Identifier: ISBN:9781032021201
Language: eng

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