Light pollution

Title

Light pollution: A case study in framing an environmental problem

 Author

Stone, T.W. (TU Delft Ethics & Philosophy of Technology)

Date

2017

 Abstract

Light pollution is a topic gaining importance and acceptance in environmental discourse. This concept provides a framework for categorizing the adverse effects of nighttime lighting, which advocacy groups and regulatory efforts are increasingly utilizing. However, the ethical significance of the concept has, thus far, received little critical reflection. In this paper, I analyze the moral implications of framing issues in nighttime lighting via the concept of light pollution. First, the moral and political importance of problem framing is discussed. Next, the origins and contemporary understandings of light pollution are presented. Finally, the normative limitations and practical ambiguities of light pollution are discussed, with the aim of strengthening the framework through which decisions about urban nighttime lighting strategies are increasingly approached.

 Subject

Light Pollution
Nighttime Lighting
Night Sky
Darkness
Problem Framing

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 DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2017.1374010

 ISSN

2155-0085

 Source

Ethics, Policy & Environment, 20 (3), 1-28

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

journal article

 Rights

© 2017 T.W. Stone
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