Unconventional methods to inform sustainable lighting design
Mediating the needs of people and nature in Nordicafter-dark environments.
NorDark exploresand develops strategies for sustainableafter-dark outdoor lighting design.Sustainable urban development requires to balance humanneeds with the needs of nature. Our focus area is the use of electric lightingin after-dark urban green zones, andstrategies to minimizeitsimpact on wildlife. Theproject strives to develop new knowledgeby bringing togetherrelevant disciplines with representatives from design, technology, psychology and ecology.
Participants from KTH-A: Ute Besenecker (project leader) PhD student (TBD), Iris Molendijk
Project partner organisations: Royal Institute of Technology (Lighting Design) (project leader), Aalto University (Sustainability Design), The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Computer Science and Simulation), Lund University (Enviromental Psychology), Stockholm University (Sleep and Stress Research), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Wildlife Behaviour)
Project collaborators: Offshore Simulator Center, Tyrens, Municipality Ålesund, Municipality Uppsala
Project period: 20210101 -20241231
Funder: NordForsk: NordForsk is an organisation under the Nordic Council of Ministers that provides funding for and facilitates Nordic cooperation on research and research infrastructure.