Scope

A major consequence of urbanisation is an exponential increase of human exposure to electric light at night. Public outdoor illumination and the artificial sky glow created by highly urbanised areas are the main sources of exposure. This is complemented by increasing exposure to light at the individual level through domestic lighting and light-emitting screens, or too little exposure during the day due to shift work or unregulated lifestyles.

Although public awareness of light-related health and wellbeing issues is increasing, there is less understanding of how health impacts derived from urban lighting are mediated by social inequalities present in cities that may determine the kind and amount of light that citizens are exposed to.

The international Conference “Shaping light for health and wellbeing in cities” is being organised by the ENLIGHTENme project. The project coordinator, Prof. Simona Tondelli of the Department of Architecture at the Alma Mater Studiorum – Università Di Bologna, states that “the conference will provide an excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and results on theory, methodology and applications about the multifaceted consequences light has on health and wellbeing in cities.”

The aim of the conference is to provide a platform to researchers and practitioners from academia, local administration as well as industry to meet and share cutting-edge developments in the field.

Conference Sessions

Session 1 | GEO-INTELLIGENCE AND URBAN ANALYTICS FOR URBAN WELLBEING

Session 2 | SOCIAL LIGHTING AND LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY FOR URBAN WELL-BEING

Session 3 | CO-DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Session 4 | THE INTERPLAY OF GENES AND ENVIRONMENT FOR HEALTH, WELLBEING, AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHM

Session 5 | INNOVATIVE URBAN LIGHTING POLICIES

Session 6 | LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF URBAN LIGHTING and RELATED HEALTH STUDIES

Extended Abstract Submission

Participants are invited to submit case studies, reviews or technical papers related to the conference topics under the form ‘Extended Abstracts’.

All the selected extended abstracts will inform the conference sessions.

Besides presenting their research at the conference and being published in the conference proceedings, a selection of researchers will have the opportunity to secure one of the limited spots for having a full article published in a Special Issue in the “Health and Sustainability” section of the Open Access journal Sustainability.

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline: 4th October 2021

Support

The conference is being organised by the ENLIGHTENme consortium, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 945238.

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