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Its members are universities, public administrations, representatives of manifacturing industries and so on. It produced a specific standard UNI 10819 to (very theoretically) protect the sky from light pollution and some lectures to defend it against the hordes of people that recognized how that standard LEGALIZED light pollution rather than reduce it, but if every one agree I can try to translate their thoughts. To point out how scientists can vary their opinions about this topic it could be useful to summarize prof Zichichi article on catholic magazine "Famiglia Cristiana" and the remarks of prof Maffei, an italian astronomer who pionereed infrared photografic surveys to Zichichi's article. Again, I can traslate. As a final suggestion based on my own experience in Italy I have to remark that the "dispute" about light pollution depends on the strong relationship that links light and energy industries, universities, politicians. Light and energy industries are trying to increase profits and do not accept any regulamentation, universities have to defend their own business and do not like that someone else discovers and applies cheaper and environmental safe lighting rules, politicians fear to lose a powerful argument to gain votes, summarized as "daylight intensity lighting for safety against crime". But I have to remark that only 7 1/2 italian regions on 20, 40% of land and 30% of population have to bear "industrial" lighting rules: in 2007 Liguria, Friuli Venezia Giulia and half of Trentino Alto Adige rejected UNI standards to adopt "zero lighting above lamps" rules. How can exist a "dispute" about light pollution when the majority of a nation says that night skies have to be protected ? --195.210.65.30 (talk) 08:30, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
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Light pollution during COVID and expanding Global Impact
[edit]Currently, there is nothing detailing light pollution during COVID, or how it may have decreased during the lockdown. Additionally, light pollution itself may be correlated to the spread of COVID.
Sources for those two claims: Bustamante-Calabria, M., Sánchez de Miguel, A., Martín-Ruiz, S., Ortiz, J.-L., Vílchez, J. M., Pelegrina, A., García, A., Zamorano, J., Bennie, J., & Gaston, K. J. (2021). Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Urban Light Emissions: Ground and Satellite Comparison. Remote Sensing, 13(2), 258. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13020258
Argentiero, A., Cerqueti, R., & Maggi, M. (2021). Outdoor light pollution and COVID-19: The Italian case. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 90, N.PAG. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2021.106602
Additionally, I think it would be good to expand Global Impact to countries or regions who aren't as effected by light pollution, but are still seeing an increase in light pollution. For instance, the reserves in Africa are seeing an increase in light pollution.
Sources for this claim:
Zheng, Z., Wu, Z., Chen, Y., Guo, G., Cao, Z., Yang, Z., & Marinello, F. (2021). Africa’s protected areas are brightening at night: A long-term light pollution monitor based on nighttime light imagery. Global Environmental Change Part A: Human & Policy Dimensions, 69, N.PAG. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102318 Theaj4k (talk) 04:15, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
2026 Nature study
[edit]"Satellite imagery reveals increasing volatility in human night-time activity" (doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10260-w) Mapsax (talk) 03:52, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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