Assessment of Outdoor Lighting: Methods for Capturing the Pedestrian Experience in the Field

This study assessed whether methods for capturing the pedestrian experience of outdoor lighting, previously evaluated in a full-scale laboratory, were applicable real-world setting. It applied an approach human response to lighting systematic way, by assessing perception, evaluation and behaviour lit environment. The involved 81 participants from two age groups (Young—n: 48, mean age: 26, 63% women; Elderly—n: 33, 69, 67% women) was carried out on path park centre Malmö, Sweden, evenings during wintertime. Two LED applications, differing light distribution, uniformity horizontal illuminance, presented, pedestrians’ perception (facial expression recognition sign reading), (arousal, valence perceived quality) (pedestrian flow) assessed. results perceptual tasks differed significantly between favour application with greatest illuminance. There significant difference reading distance groups. this are feasible administer could be used assess solutions order capture needs vulnerable