Comments on: The Omnibus Roundup – construction, demolition, a Brooklyn Greenway and cities from space http://urbanomnibus.net/2010/04/the-omnibus-roundup-45/ Exploring the culture of citymaking Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:28:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leni Schwendinger http://urbanomnibus.net/2010/04/the-omnibus-roundup-45/comment-page-1/#comment-12224 Leni Schwendinger Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:26:43 +0000 http://urbanomnibus.net/?p=15606#comment-12224 Light from space... when these images were first publicized a few years ago they were commandeered by Dark Skies Association to prove that lighting was bad and energy saving was the most important priority. In other words, rather than appreciating the breath-taking beauty of the photos and the depth of information that they convey about our society the photos were used as condemnation of light in cities. It is gratifying to see NASA focusing on communication of urban-related analysis. One of the authors of this article, William L. Stephanov worked on an Urban Environmental Monitoring Project at ASU and co-authored "Applied Remote Sensing for Urban Planning, Governance and Sustainability". What is missed by the article is the connection betwen city regulations, lighting design and market economy.. which are the causes of the features they call out; Las Vegas colors, Tokyo lamp types, etc. I look forward to connecting with the authors, learning more and the opportunity to apply the research to my theories on public lighting. http://lenischwendinger.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/public_lighting_theory/ Cassim, thanks so much for your broad view of urbanism and its articles - and sharing them with your readers. Light from space… when these images were first publicized a few years ago they were commandeered by Dark Skies Association to prove that lighting was bad and energy saving was the most important priority. In other words, rather than appreciating the breath-taking beauty of the photos and the depth of information that they convey about our society the photos were used as condemnation of light in cities.

It is gratifying to see NASA focusing on communication of urban-related analysis. One of the authors of this article, William L. Stephanov worked on an Urban Environmental Monitoring Project at ASU and co-authored “Applied Remote Sensing for Urban Planning, Governance and Sustainability”.

What is missed by the article is the connection betwen city regulations, lighting design and market economy.. which are the causes of the features they call out; Las Vegas colors, Tokyo lamp types, etc.

I look forward to connecting with the authors, learning more and the opportunity to apply the research to my theories on public lighting. http://lenischwendinger.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/public_lighting_theory/

Cassim, thanks so much for your broad view of urbanism and its articles – and sharing them with your readers.

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