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Labuda, M., Pavličková, K., Števová, J. |
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Dark Sky Parks – new impulse for nature tourism development in protected areas (National Park Muranska Planina, Slovakia) |
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e-Review of Tourism Research |
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Society; tourism; astrotourism; sustainable tourism; dark sky parks |
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Dark Sky Parks are one of important measures to support nature tourism in the protected
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Department of Landscape Ecology, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia; mlabuda(at)fns.uniba.sk, |
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Lima, R.C.; da Cunhac, J.P.; Peixinho, N. |
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Light Pollution: Assessment of Sky Glow on two Dark Sky Regions of Portugal |
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Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A: Current Issues |
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J Toxicol Environm Health |
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Skyglow; Portugal; Peneda-Gerês National Park; Alqueva |
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Artificial light at night (ALAN), producing light pollution (LP), is not a matter restricted to astronomy anymore. Light is part of modern societies and, as a consequence, the natural cycle day–night (bright–dark) has been interrupted in a large segment of the global population. There is increasing evidence that exposure to certain types of light at night and beyond threshold levels may produce hazardous effects to humans and the environment. The concept of “dark skies reserves†is a step forward in order to preserve the night sky and a means of enhancing public awareness of the problem of spread of light pollution worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the skyglow at two sites in Portugal, the Peneda-Gerês National Park (PNPG) and the region now known as Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve. The latter site was classified as a “Starlight Tourism Destination“ by the Starlight Foundation (the first in the world to achieve this classification) following a series of night sky measurements in situ described herein. The measurements at PNPG also contributed to the new set of regulations concerning light pollution at this national park. This study presents the first in situ systematic measurements of night sky brightness, showing that at the two sites the skies are mostly in levels 3 to 4 of the Bortle 9-level scale (with level 1 being the best achievable). The results indicate that the sources of light pollution and skyglow can be attributed predominantly to contamination from nearby urban regions. |
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Mann, M.; Melaas, E.; Malik, A. |
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Using VIIRS Day/Night Band to Measure Electricity Supply Reliability: Preliminary Results from Maharashtra, India |
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Remote Sensing |
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Unreliable electricity supplies are common in developing countries and impose large socio-economic costs, yet precise information on electricity reliability is typically unavailable. This paper presents preliminary results from a machine-learning approach for using satellite imagery of nighttime lights to develop estimates of electricity reliability for western India at a finer spatial scale. We use data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard the Suomi National Polar Partnership (SNPP) satellite together with newly-available data from networked household voltage meters. Our results point to the possibilities of this approach as well as areas for refinement. With currently available training data, we find a limited ability to detect individual outages identified by household-level measurements of electricity voltage. This is likely due to the relatively small number of individual outages observed in our preliminary data. However, we find that the approach can estimate electricity reliability rates for individual locations fairly well, with the predicted versus actual regression yielding an R2 > 0.5. We also find that, despite the after midnight overpass time of the SNPP satellite, the reliability estimates derived are representative of daytime reliability. |
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Zielinska-Dabkowska, K.M. |
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Night in a big city. Light festivals as a creative medium used at night and their impact on the authority, significance and prestige of a city |
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The Role of Cultural Institutions and Events in the Marketing of Cities and Regions |
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Brüning A., Hölker, F., Franke, S., Preuer, T., Kloas, W. |
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Impact of different colours of artificial light at night on melatonin rhythm and gene expression of gonadotropins in European perch |
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