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Contrasting trends in light pollution across Europe based on satellite observed night time lights

Overview of attention for article published in Scientific Reports, January 2014
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Title
Contrasting trends in light pollution across Europe based on satellite observed night time lights
Published in
Scientific Reports, January 2014
DOI 10.1038/srep03789
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Authors

Jonathan Bennie, Thomas W. Davies, James P. Duffy, Richard Inger, Kevin J. Gaston

Abstract

Since the 1970s nighttime satellite images of the Earth from space have provided a striking illustration of the extent of artificial light. Meanwhile, growing awareness of adverse impacts of artificial light at night on scientific astronomy, human health, ecological processes and aesthetic enjoyment of the night sky has led to recognition of light pollution as a significant global environmental issue. Links between economic activity, population growth and artificial light are well documented in rapidly developing regions. Applying a novel method to analysis of satellite images of European nighttime lights over 15 years, we show that while the continental trend is towards increasing brightness, some economically developed regions show more complex patterns with large areas decreasing in observed brightness over this period. This highlights that opportunities exist to constrain and even reduce the environmental impact of artificial light pollution while delivering cost and energy-saving benefits.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 3 1%
Switzerland 1 <1%
Unknown 283 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 53 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 43 15%
Student > Bachelor 40 14%
Researcher 36 13%
Other 15 5%
Other 40 14%
Unknown 60 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 65 23%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 61 21%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 19 7%
Physics and Astronomy 15 5%
Engineering 10 3%
Other 40 14%
Unknown 77 27%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 47. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 November 2023.
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