Street lighting appreciated by pedestrians: a field study
(2014) Lighting Quality & Energy Efficiency — Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (24.April.2014)
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- (en) Street lighting standards are based on quantitative measurements of various parameters such as luminance, illuminance, glare and lateral light distribution. At the moment, we know that subjective criteria are also important for pedestrians in order to achieve high quality street lighting. A field study was conducted under LED light and HPS light in order to identify the indicators of a high quality street lighting designed for pedestrians. The survey compares these indicators to the characteristics, enumerated by the participants, for each LED light or HPS light. Finally, the survey measures the feeling of safety, the visual comfort and the perception of lighting atmosphere for pedestrians. This paper shows that the near visibility, the feeling of safety, the brightness, the illumination uniformity and a non-glare light are cited as the more important indicators of high quality street lighting for pedestrians. Moreover the paper also shows that the characteristics of LED light, appreciated by pedestrians, are well correlated to the indicators of a high quality street lighting. Finally this research shows that pedestrians always prefer LED light to HPS light whatever the concept of feeling of safety, the concept of visual comfort or the perceived luminous atmosphere is concerned.
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Romnée, A., & Bodart, M. (2014). Street lighting appreciated by pedestrians: a field study. Proceedings of CIE 2014 : “Lighting Quality and Energy Efficiency”. Published. Lighting Quality & Energy Efficiency, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/231576