Summary of Street Lighting in England and Germany

Street Lighting Disturbs Commuting Bats

Anthropogenic disturbance is a major cause of worldwide declines in biodiversity. Understanding the implications of this disturbance for species and populations is crucial for conservation biologists wishing to mitigate negative effects. Anthropogenic light pollution is an increasing global problem, affecting ecological interactions across a range of taxa and impacting negatively upon critical ...

Discussion of "Electrocution by Street Lighting".

The effect of reduced street lighting on road casualties and crime in England and Wales: controlled interrupted time series analysis

BACKGROUND Many local authorities in England and Wales have reduced street lighting at night to save money and reduce carbon emissions. There is no evidence to date on whether these reductions impact on public health. We quantified the effect of 4 street lighting adaptation strategies (switch off, part-night lighting, dimming and white light) on casualties and crime in England and Wales. METH...

Comparison of real street lighting with sodium lamps and LEDs

The paper presents the comparison of luminous and electrical properties of modern LED-based luminaires with properties of the conventional luminaires with high pressure sodium lamp. It collects available product information of compared luminaires with measured luminous and electrical properties of them to allow a reader to take a view of mentioned luminaire properties. The most important values...

Germany 2004. HiT summary

Of the 82.5 million inhabitants in 2003, 3.4 million lived in the formerly divided capital of Berlin, another 13.5 million lived in the 5 Länder succeeding the former GDR, situated in the eastern part of the country, and 66.6 million lived in the old FRG, situated in the western part. From 1993 until 2003, the share of elderly above 65 years increased from 15% to 18%; the share of elderly above...