Nightlight Intensity Change Surrounding Nature Reserves: A Case Study in Orbroicher Bruch Nature Reserve, Germany DOI Creative Commons

Jillian LaRoe,

Christopher M. Holmes, Thorsten Schad

et al.

Remote Sensing, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(16), P. 3876 - 3876

Published: Aug. 10, 2022

Persistent global urbanization has a direct relationship to measurable artificial light at night (ALAN), and the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program served an important role in monitoring this over time. Recent studies have observed significant declines insect abundance populations, ALAN been recognized as contributing factor. We investigated changes nightlight intensity various spatial scales surrounding traps located Orbroicher Bruch Nature Reserve, Germany. Using time series of nighttime imagery (1992–2010), we evaluated pixel-level trends through linear regressions Mann–Kendall test. Paired with urban land cover delineation, compared across rural areas. utilized high-resolution satellite identify landscape features potentially related within areas containing notable change. Approximately 96% had positive slope, 22% pixels experienced statistically increases intensity. that 80% region >1%, concurrent decline biomass. While it is unclear if these extend other geographic regions, our results highlight need for future concurrently investigate long-term population multiple scales, consider temporal overlaps between patterns.

Language: Английский

Lighting Features Affecting the Well-Being of Able-Bodied People and People with Physical Disabilities in the Park in the Evening: An Integrated and Sustainable Approach to Lighting Urban Green Areas DOI Open Access
Aleksandra Lis, Magdalena Zienowicz, Aleksandra Błachnio

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(20), P. 8871 - 8871

Published: Oct. 13, 2024

This study focuses on the analysis of lighting in night conditions to explain what parks should look like and how be lit from point view people’s perceptions. It addresses impact configuration urban preference, safety, mystery, legibility, contact with environment. The feelings wheelchair users able-bodied people were measured. respondents assessed park landscapes presented visualisations that varied terms features spatial contexts. research showed, inter alios, participants rated evenly spaces more highly than those featuring spot lighting. In unevenly spaces, surroundings turned out crucial import for people, while disabled respondents, a combination paths was significant. For path is less important without disabilities. These insights can help researchers at solutions human-centered way take into account environment which they are used. allows design socially sustainable promotes access green all citizens. emphasises provision different social groups, making light common good.

Language: Английский

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The “Blue” Habitat of Urban & Suburban Areas and approaches for its biodiversity research: A scoping review DOI Creative Commons

Pingyao Sun,

Mingze Chen, Jing-Yi Chen

et al.

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 373, P. 123567 - 123567

Published: Dec. 14, 2024

This article explores recent research initially driven by interest in studying the "Blue" Habitat of Urban and Suburban Areas (BHUS), focusing on water-related ecosystems. BHUS, encompassing a wide range aquatic habitats, is crucial to ecosystem health but increasingly threatened biodiversity loss resulting from climate change, land-use expansion, unsustainable practices. Through scoping review 93 peer-reviewed studies, this establishes framework classify BHUS types, identify target species, analyze diverse latest techniques water system research. The main themes for environmental aspects these blue habitats are highlighted, along with urgent need address urban conservation. Findings reveal that systems biologically rich present unique challenges due their variability dynamic, interconnected nature. While there growing recognition consider human influence, many studies overlook complex, adaptive nature as an integrated system. gives insight into establishing comprehensive integrating methodologies technologies specialized biodiversity, emphasizing role advancing interdisciplinary collaboration between urbanism ecology. These approaches essential support sustainable development addresses conservation needs mitigates urbanization's impacts BHUS. Further should explore how spatial planning strategies can more effectively integrate strengthen within global urbanization context.

Language: Английский

Citations

1
Light pollution regulations and where to find them DOI
Yana Yakushina

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 373, P. 123757 - 123757

Published: Dec. 18, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

1
Towards an absolute light pollution indicator DOI Creative Commons

Philippe Deverchère,

S. Vauclair,

Gonzague Bosch

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Oct. 11, 2022

Abstract The growing concern about the negative impact of artificial light at night on biodiversity and human health increases need defining a general indicator that could be used for characterizing pollution as well performing both spatial temporal comparisons. In this paper, we show traditional indicators based direct numerical measurements sky brightness suffer from significant limitation due to calibration bias lack reproducibility. Furthermore, these measures are most often performed in periods clear sky. They do not reflect wide variety meteorological conditions can produce highly inhomogeneous levels given site. To overcome issues, propose statistical called NSB Dispersion Ratio . This is derived statistically number individual measurements, under various conditions. It independent any absolute photometer calibration. only requires on-time precise corrections contribution natural sources such Galactic plane.

Language: Английский

Citations

7
Nightlight Intensity Change Surrounding Nature Reserves: A Case Study in Orbroicher Bruch Nature Reserve, Germany DOI Creative Commons

Jillian LaRoe,

Christopher M. Holmes, Thorsten Schad

et al.

Remote Sensing, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(16), P. 3876 - 3876

Published: Aug. 10, 2022

Persistent global urbanization has a direct relationship to measurable artificial light at night (ALAN), and the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program served an important role in monitoring this over time. Recent studies have observed significant declines insect abundance populations, ALAN been recognized as contributing factor. We investigated changes nightlight intensity various spatial scales surrounding traps located Orbroicher Bruch Nature Reserve, Germany. Using time series of nighttime imagery (1992–2010), we evaluated pixel-level trends through linear regressions Mann–Kendall test. Paired with urban land cover delineation, compared across rural areas. utilized high-resolution satellite identify landscape features potentially related within areas containing notable change. Approximately 96% had positive slope, 22% pixels experienced statistically increases intensity. that 80% region >1%, concurrent decline biomass. While it is unclear if these extend other geographic regions, our results highlight need for future concurrently investigate long-term population multiple scales, consider temporal overlaps between patterns.

Language: Английский

Citations

6